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Premiums for property insurance have risen over 69% since 2019, far outpacing other components of the monthly mortgage payment, ICE Mortgage Technology found.

The Homeowners Privacy Protection Act will go into effect next March 5, after a years' long effort by the mortgage industry to bar the marketing tactic.

More borrowers who locked their loans with higher financing costs could refinance and buyers may come in at the margin, former Fannie Mae economist said.

Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac made similar changes to their policy when it comes to disclosures and retention rules for an appeal of a valuation.

The 30-year conforming fixed rate mortgage ended this week at its lowest since last Oct. 17, helped by bond traders pricing in a reduction in short-term rates.

Small lenders are turning to local sponsorships, social media, education and word-of-mouth to compete with big banks' massive marketing budgets.

As Washington weighs a national housing emergency, U.S. homeownership has slipped year-over-year, according to Redfin.

A Tuesday night deadline has passed and some investors in certain senior notes now have a new expiration date for the closing of the tender offer and exchange.

A pickup in refinances was offset by the first pullback in purchases in four weeks in the run-up to Labor Day, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The increase represents a spot of good news for homebuilders in a year marked by uncertainty surrounding tariffs and still-challenging interest rate levels.

Figure Technology files for a $508M IPO, while co-founder Mike Cagney secures long-term control and a retention award tied to the company's growth.

David Lazowski, president of national recruiting and growth, talks about Fairway's aim of being an end-to-end provider through its Home.com website.

Mortgage lenders with servicing operations will have more access to automation that cancels surety bonds soon and will need a new registration to accommodate it.

The new AD Home portal helps the company's mortgage brokers' business by giving their customers a more intuitive, online technology to manage their loans.

ChatGPT is changing how borrowers search. If your mortgage business isn't showing up in AI answers, your website may no longer be your best storefront, writes the founder of Mortgage Advisor Tools.

The median monthly home loan payment fell $45 in July from June, although some of those payments are more expensive compared to the same time last year.

The U.S. Mortgage Insurers put out a blog promising its members would be ready to accept submissions for coverage which were scored using VantageScore.

While borrowers took advantage of rate dips to refinance, purchases declined year over year, showing obstacles still standing in the way of a market turnaround.

The Federal Housing Administration is moving to the same standard for the new Uniform Residential Appraisal Report that the conforming market is adopting.

The increase in purchase volume was not enough to offset the drop in refinance application submissions as conventional rates increased week-over-week.