Economy

The Wisconsin regional's profits rose 35% in the first quarter on healthy loan growth, wider margins and an improved efficiency ratio, and it said its "satisfactory" CRA rating had been restored.

Stewart Information Services Corp. posted net income in the first quarter of $4.1 million, a turnaround from the $11.2 million loss one year ago.

MGIC Investment Corp. had net income of $89.8 million for the first quarter, an increase of nearly 30% over the same period last year of $69.2 million.

Real estate agents say 2017 could be a record-setting year for New Mexico's housing market.

Texas Capital Bancshares sharply reduced the size of its loan-loss provision as credit quality improved in its energy loan book. That helped the Dallas bank post a 77% rise in first-quarter profit.

Home sales in the capital region rose by 6.5% in February, as the housing market leveled off after four months of double-digit sales increases following the devastating August flood.

Rent increases have slowed across the metro area and have even fallen in some areas, according to the apartment industry association Multifamily NW.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council is masquerading as an analytical, objective body that more accurately reflects the Dodd-Frank Act's aim to expand the power of bureaucrats.

New-home construction cooled in March to a four-month low as starts of single-family properties settled back from the strongest pace in almost a decade.

The Birmingham, Ala., company's profit climbed 8% as higher market interest rates and investment securities balances offset lower average loan balances.

Amid rising rates and home prices, mortgage and real estate professionals are gearing up for a consequential home buying season this year. Here's a look at the 15 markets poised for a stellar spring.

Home sales in Brooklyn jumped the most in seven years while the supply of listings hovered near a record low, pushing buyers toward bidding wars in the New York borough.

For almost four years, Seattle officials neglected to collect a $3.4 million payment for affordable housing from the developer of a high-profile, luxury condominium project.

Two Amherst, N.Y., couples, the Eisens and the Schiffs, were friends for more than 25 years.

Home values are increasing, but just not at the pace property owners believe they are.

New home purchase loan application activity reached its highest point in March as builders looked to fill the growing demand for housing.

Per-loan profits for nonbank lenders increased over 13% in 2016 from the previous year, driven by higher loan balances and increased revenue.

A civic-minded judge whose inspiring rags-to-riches story helped her become the first Filipina elected to the Cook County, Ill., bench was indicted Wednesday on mortgage fraud charges.

The energy bust continues to seem ever more distant, especially in the local housing market where home sales and prices have been rising month after month.

When Tom Bauer put his three-bedroom, two-bathroom tri-level house in Oak Creek up for sale late last summer, it drew little interest, so he took it off the market just before Christmas.