Underwriting

Guaranteed Rate is planning to hire 280 new employees through its revamped Liftoff training program.

Mortgage application activity increased by 5.8% during the week of Feb. 24.

The number of consumers looking to buy a home reached an all-time high in January.

Home prices rose by more on a monthly basis in New York than in any other state in the country

Home prices in 20 cities rose at the fastest pace in the 12 month period through December

The reduction in refinance activity as the mortgage industry pivots toward purchase transactions amid higher interest rates has caused loan defect and fraud risk to rise, according to First American Financial Corp.

Teresa Bryce Bazemore, the president of Radian Guaranty, will retire from the private mortgage insurer at the end of April.

Driven by investor uncertainty, mortgage interest rates have moved by two basis points or less for four consecutive weeks, according to Freddie Mac.

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings reported significantly higher net income for the fourth quarter, due to improved revenue in its servicing segment.

The market share of mortgage applications submitted for refinancings hit an eight-year low as total activity decreased 2% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.