Mortgage rates

Mortgage rates dropped to a year-to-date low for the third consecutive week as the 10-year Treasury yield also declined, according to Freddie Mac.

Loan application defects were unchanged for July compared with June, the first time in eight months there has not been an increase, according to First American Financial Corp.

Mortgage rates fell to a new low for the year this week, but are 38 basis points higher than they were one year ago, according to Freddie Mac.

Wells Fargo forced borrowers to pay millions of dollars in fees to extend interest rate locks that expired due to the bank's delays in processing mortgage applications, a lawsuit claims.

Mortgage companies' average net gain on loans has returned to the four-digit range after dropping into the low three-digits after the federal election last year.

If mortgage rates rise slowly as the economy continues to grow, the impact from the Fed’s unwind on housing likely will result in a decline in refinancing activity.

Mortgage rates decreased for the fourth consecutive week and dropped to their lowest mark since November, according to Freddie Mac.

There was very little change in mortgage application activity for the second consecutive week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage rates continued to move lower as a result of economic uncertainty, according to Freddie Mac.

The share of refinance loans in the market bounced back slightly in July, according to Ellie Mae's latest monthly report.

Mortgage application volume was practically flat when compared with one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Sentiment among American homebuilders unexpectedly increased to a three-month high as builders saw greater prospects for industry demand despite elevated material costs and shortages of labor and lots.

Housing affordability dipped as rising home prices offset a quarter-point drop in mortgage interest rates.

For all the talk that Janet Yellen’s plan to shrink the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet will hurt Treasuries, U.S. mortgage bonds face a bigger test.

Mortgage rates dropped to their lowest point in six weeks as bond investors were concerned about inflation and the U.S. economy, according to Freddie Mac.

Mortgage application volume increased 3% from one week earlier as slightly lower interest rates resulted in more refinance activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The percentage of people who said July was a bad time to buy a home increased to a survey high because of rising prices, according to Fannie Mae.

Mortgage rates were little changed this week after declining the previous two weeks, according to Freddie Mac.

Mortgage application activity decreased 2.8% from one week earlier as interest rates were flat or moved slightly higher, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.