Economy

As President Trump signed the regulatory relief bill into law on Thursday, most of the attention was on a provision to help regional banks with more than $50 billion of assets. But a majority of the new law is aimed at helping institutions below $10 billion. Here's how.

The industry’s biggest legislative victory in a decade made it to the finish line Thursday.

A group of low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers tracked in a Fannie Mae study did not properly prepare to get a mortgage, which created a prolonged and complicated purchase process.

A mix of escalating construction costs and changes to the federal tax code is hampering San Francisco's ability to finance and build affordable housing.

Montgomery was confirmed by the Senate 74-23 to serve his second stint at the FHA, where he previously was commissioner during the George W. Bush administration.

From the latest economic news to the latest developments in digital mortgages, here's a look at six things we learned at the MBA Secondary Conference 2018.

Republican Bob Corker of Tennessee and Democrat Mark Warner of Virginia are acknowledging the legislative efforts to end government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are dead, at least for now.

Government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are in a race to offer services and technology that help mortgage bankers raise cash from mortgage servicing rights.

Purchases of new homes fell in April, reflecting a setback in the Western part of the country and indicating rising borrowing costs and property prices may limit the market's progress.

Texas home sales and prices experienced strong growth during the first quarter of 2018, while housing inventory and active listings declined, according to the 2018-Q1 Texas Quarterly Housing Report.

The bill passed by the House took a more cautious approach to relief than prior legislative proposals but has still been hailed by banking industry groups.

The Santa Fe, N.M., luxury second-home market is the world's "hottest" — at least according to an annual report from Christie's International Real Estate.

Originations and margins are thinning, and there will be mortgage banking firms that don't make it through this year, but after that, the numbers may look better.

Rising mortgage rates, higher real estate prices and a scarcity of listings have some Orlando homebuyers rethinking their search for a new house.

The spring home buying market in Greater Hartford got a healthy boost in April, with home sales and prices both showing gains compared with the same month a year ago.

Test your knowledge of the secondary mortgage market with this quiz of key industry abbreviations.

Institutional investors bought more single-family rental homes in 2017 than in previous years, the first increase since 2013.

Call it mutual respect. Bankers from mutually owned British building societies and similarly structured U.S. thrifts recently gathered in New England to address common challenges and share ideas about staying relevant at a time of rapid change in financial services. Here are the takeaways from their meetings.

For nearly a decade, the FHFA has restricted Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from trying to influence the raging debate over whether they should live or die.

Even the first step into the real estate market for many buyers — condominiums — is getting harder to reach in the Bay Area.