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Home sellers are offering to pay for closing costs, mortgage rate buydowns and property repairs in order to attract buyers, Redfin found.

Concerns about the stability of the banking industry helped drive interest rates down, bringing more borrowers to the table, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Other mortgage players this week have distanced themselves from the banking chaos with statements disclosing that they had no relationships with the failed companies.

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo gauge rose 2 points this month to a six-month high of 44, figures showed Wednesday.

The Arkansas congressman, a leading Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, said while he doesn't believe blanket expanding deposit insurance is warranted, different premium structures for covering deposits would be "worthwhile."

The Homeowner Flood Insurance Transparency and Protection Act would temporarily give consumers with higher rates the option to revert to previous lower pricing.

After the failure of two banks between $100 billion and $250 billion of assets, many are asking regulators to change their oversight practices for these banks. The Fed has a wide berth to make a wide array of changes.

Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, says she's confident some of the issues surrounding the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank will require legislation.

The company sold off several segments of its business last year and also completed four securitizations of reverse mortgage loans as it fully commits to the 'retirement home-equity market.'

The Santa Ana, California-based lender created the partnership in a bid to capture more purchase business in the Midwest.

Product availability fell to its lowest level since January 2013 as lenders pulled back on offerings across the board, but especially in conforming loans, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The privately held lender, which has 68 branches covering 45 states, will help to expand Guild's footprint into reverse mortgage lending.

The credit rating company cited concerns over the lenders' reliance on uninsured deposit funding and unrealized losses in their asset portfolios. 

The shift in short-term interest rate markets Monday was unlike almost anything seen for more than four decades, including even the 2008 financial crisis and the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. 

The Bank Term Funding Program, rolled out by the central bank on Sunday night, offers par value for underwater securities that banks pledge to obtain short-term loans. Industry insiders expressed optimism on Monday that it will buy time for institutions that have been hit by rising interest rates.

Inflation is the top factor in Chairman Jerome Powell's point of view and that will likely determine if there is no increase or a 25 basis point hike, mortgage industry economists said.

Policies were introduced to provide greater consumer protections, but the bureau specifically noted within its announcement questions it had received regarding payment adjustments in response to competitive pressure or following an originator error

Mortgage-backed securities aren't generally considered risky assets, but how SVB managed them contributed to its woes.

The lawsuit alleges the Pennsylvania-based lender also attempted to solicit and induce other franchisees to leave.

One year after the Federal Reserve started frantically raising interest rates, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank answered what had become perhaps the hottest question on Wall Street: When is something going to break?