Economy

Mary Doenlen couldn't tell a judge why she stole over $130,000 from her employer. She wasn't in financial straits. She has a daughter, a husband and a sickly father to tend to.

Debt-to-income doesn't perfectly measure a borrower's likelihood of making timely mortgage payments, but it shouldn't be replaced as the ability-to-repay rule evolves, it should be made more flexible instead.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency plans to increase liquidity standards for nonbank conforming loan servicers, and at the same time raise the net worth requirements for those that also perform the function for Ginnie Mae.

In letters to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, six Democrats asked how the mortgage giants are factoring extreme weather into their risk modeling.

With policymakers focused on ending Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s conservatorship, their regulator is reorganizing key units and adding staff to position itself for the long term.

The regulator said the investment bank and financial services company will help in the process of strengthening Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s capital standing for their eventual exit from conservatorship.

Negotiations went to the brink of a foreclosure trial for a Bradenton, Fla., mall, before a settlement was reached between the owners and the lender.

After maintaining a $250,000 exemption threshold for real estate appraisals for nearly 20 years, the National Credit Union Administration is set to raise that limit to $400,000.

The mortgage securitization market can expect some changes, particularly in the specified pool and to-be-announced markets, alongside a continuation of trends in other areas.

Many American homeowners count on the equity in their property to help fund their retirement years, but they might be overconfident by relying on that, according to Unison.

A high-profile proposal to address California's housing crisis by compelling cities to build more homes failed to pass the Senate on Wednesday, but lawmakers left the bill's author one more chance to pass the measure.

After being range-bound for several weeks, mortgage rates are fluctuating enough to spur significant changes in refi incentive, according to Black Knight.

The number of large-scale natural disasters continued to proliferate in 2019, creating new situations where local mortgage delinquency rates could stay inflated for the following 12 months, according to CoreLogic.

CEO VanTrojen: Employees are the No. 1 client.

Conundrum for lenders: How to overcome top producers' tendency to stay put?

Lower rates spurred a lot of unexpected mortgage business in 2019 but credit unions need to prepare themselves for what happens once the boom ends.

From the mid-Atlantic to across the Northeast, here's a look at the 10 housing markets with the worst percentage price recoveries following the housing crisis, according to SmartAsset.

A bank, a drug store, another bank: Odds are, a stroll down a random Manhattan avenue devolves quickly into a retail snoozefest.

With continuing low interest rates and no prospects of an economic slowdown on the horizon, those involved in South Bend, Ind., real estate are optimistic the residential real estate market will remain robust for the foreseeable future.

FICO plans to release a new suite of scores that could reduce defaults on newly originated mortgages by 17%, but home lenders may not use it unless the government-sponsored enterprises do.