Originations

The department will release a circular to remove restrictive language potentially hindering veterans' home buying power until a new policy is formally introduced, it announced Tuesday.

BofA is betting the Federal Reserve will make only one cut to the federal funds rate by the end of this year. MBA says originators are in for a $1.6 to $1.8 trillion year.

Originators misled VA refinance applicants into believing they could skip two months of mortgage payments, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said.

Horton, who stepped back from an executive role at his company D.R. Horton in October, died suddenly on Thursday.

The April and May announcements from the U.S. government, down payment assistance firms and lenders on easing the homeownership affordability crunch.

Roam Boost eases the path for FHA and VA mortgages held by sellers to be assumed by the buyer.

Millennials are likely to drive purchase business, while Gen X is the most likely refinance candidates, a related Freddie Mac analysis said.

Federal Housing Administration-backed lending was the only mortgage type to grow in volume at the end of last year, but the pace of decline among originations overall also slowed.

The assistance is available for borrowers with sub-620 FICO scores with earnings less than 80% of the Area Median Income, or first-time home buyers with no restrictions.

For the second consecutive week, rates for the 30-year fixed rate mortgage declined as the Consumer Price Index report was better than expected.

Industry organizations indicated they want to be ready to analyze an advanced credit metric in early 3Q in line with FHFA plans, but they see some roadblocks.

Compared to a year ago, investors bought a greater number of properties and made up a larger share of overall purchases, returning to the market faster than individual buyers, according to Redfin.

Refinance activity jumped for a second week, as interest rates trended downwards, the Mortgage Bankers Association found.

The total compensation of the highest paid CEO among the largest nonbank mortgage lenders in the country was $30.3 million in 2023, up by nearly 300% versus 2022.

Coming off of what was considered a weak start to the spring season, mortgage applications for newly built homes rose 22% over the prior year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The digital lender increased its marketing spend in the first quarter of 2024, with the ultimate goal of "Uber-izing the loan officer."

Rocket Mortgage entered into an agreement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and will pay the consumers $65,000 to resolve the matter.

The digital lender also agreed with a former executive to drop her lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors.

For the first time since the Federal Reserve started raising short-term rates two years ago, the number of home purchase mortgages locked rose on an annual basis, Optimal Blue found.

A good compensation package is a key recruitment and retention tool, but the agreements have to be sustainable to be successful.