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The latest inflation news has created concern that the Federal Reserve's pivot on short-term rates could be delayed.

The program sponsors licenses for real estate agents, insurance professionals and others to help buyers obtain mortgages.

Three years after the federal relief effort was introduced, close to half of all states continue to accept applications, but New Hampshire and Oklahoma announced pending closures of their programs next month.

Nearly half of sellers and buyers in a recent LendingTree survey said they didn't know what commission percentage their agent received in their most recent transaction.

The mortgage lender said the hack was caused by a third-party's vulnerability.

At issue is whether convenience fees for last-minute payments are governed by the Federal Debt Collection Practice Act, and if so, when they should be disclosed.

The company originated more loans to buy homes than Detroit-area rival No. 2 Rocket did in total during the fourth quarter.

The U.S. economy expanded at a slightly slower rate at the end of last year as a downward revision to inventories masked stronger household spending and investment. 

The automated notices related to potential defects may be helpful because they flag issues earlier, according to the Community Home Lenders of America.

Loan volumes fell for the third straight week, with depressed demand for government lending driving activity downward, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

High rates and home inventory shortages have increased the importance of builders as referral partners. Here's how some mortgage lenders partner with them.

Some legal experts say the U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to favor national rules preempting state regulations in the Bank of America in a case regarding mortgage escrow accounts.

Wall Street saw another busy session of bond sales as issuers looked to borrow before key economic data later this week.

The mortgages have an average balance of $70,312, and an average coupon, on a weighted average (WA) basis, of 10.06%. Also on a WA basis, the borrowers have an original credit score of 739.

Cardinal Financial's utilization of the FICO alternative credit metric could help pave the way for broader use as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac move to adopt it.

A rate drop was a common concern for some servicers during the quarter, and Ocwen recently took a step aimed at better addressing this risk in the future.

The lender had previously revealed that personally identifying information from 16.6M customers had leaked, but hadn't offered these details.

Prices nationally rose 5.5% from a year earlier, according to data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller.

Lowe's Cos. said its sales will fall further this year as consumers continue to hold off from sprucing up their homes amid higher mortgage rates and a drop in new construction projects.

The top five lenders have an average mortgage origination volume of more than $7.4 billion.