Underwriting

Rebecca Mairone scarcely deserves a mention in the annals of finance, except for this: She's the only executive of a major U.S. mortgage lender found liable for her part in the 2008 financial crisis.

A number of investment banks have been increasing the portion of high-quality loans backing commercial mortgage bonds.

With the implementation date for the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures just days away, here's a look at some of the finishing touches the mortgage industry is making to its technology and training preparations.

Interest rates for mortgages decreased from July to August, according to the most recent data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

It's hard to decide which is more surprising: that the largest U.S. bank has almost abandoned the business of making home loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration, that lots of big banks could be right behind it, or that the FHA might not even need to care.

In this slowing economic recovery, the housing market is showing signs of resilience but still faces long-term challenges, according to a report from Stifel Nicolaus & Co.

Fifth Third's mortgage division has launched the Community Reinvestment Mortgage Special, a program designed to cover closing costs for mortgage customers buying or refinancing homes in low-income areas.

In the communities hardest hit by the housing crisis, some credit policy loosening will be needed to help the recovery, according to Pro Teck Valuation Services.

A recent uptick in mortgage application defects might be reversing, according to First American Financial.

Inclusionary housing policies can help reduce economic discrimination in neighborhoods that are gentrifying rapidly, according to a think tank's report.