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Advances by Federal Home Loan banks hit a 15-year low last year, but commercial banks and other financial institutions are clamoring for more as loan demand has increased and deposits have ebbed. How long will the trend continue?

Speaking with the consumer regarding the proper amount and type of insurance needed is the best way for lenders and servicers to mitigate the likelihood of default.

A state court judge will weigh a preliminary injunction to halt the alleged raiding efforts in early September.

To meet the growing demand, banks are faced with a choice of hiring, reskilling or outsourcing.

Morgan will now convert a pre-approved property-specific loan to a property agnostic tradable non-fungible token backed by real dollars and guaranteed by the lender.

At the same time, the share of overall vacancies fell due to limited inventory, according to a new Attom report.

Privately funded down payment assistance programs help address the racial wealth gap in a safe and responsible fashion, leaders of the Cedar Band of Paiutes, the Lower Brule Sioux and the Rosebud Sioux write.

More of the business is now controlled by independent lenders, and with mortgage volumes plunging this year, many are struggling to stay afloat.

Their activity was below the record share hit at the start of 2022, and down from the high water mark of 93,700 properties bought in the third quarter last year.

The declines in home mortgage operations followed a profitable first quarter as originations slumped and the payments business generated less net financial income than in the previous fiscal period.

While commercial investors have begun to recognize the importance of anticipating extreme weather events in their business strategies, companies involved in residential transactions lag behind.

The decline continues the trend of seesaw movements, coming just a week after economic worries led averages to surge.

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell for a sixth straight month in July in the latest indication of how high borrowing costs and waning demand are propelling the housing market's rapid decline.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent offensive against redlining by nonbank mortgage originators is increasingly relying on internal communications to make charges stick.

New capital standards the government bond insurer added were lower than the ones in previously proposed rules that had riled lenders and servicers.

While fewer units are being sold and inventory is rising, both Remax and First American are upbeat about buyer demand remaining strong.

The latest increase suggests the housing finance industry is half done with its transition from extraordinary pandemic relief back to more normal loan performance.

Farmers Bank plans to develop new revenue from home loans, despite seeing many bigger lenders flee the same market.

The Community Home Lenders Association and the Community Mortgage Lenders of America are combining under a new name, the Community Home Lenders of America.