Mortgages

The CFPB changed how reverse mortgage lenders can appeal to older Americans. Their value is now pitched mainly through direct education, rather than through Tom Selleck.

Home selling sentiment was mostly unchanged, even though some shifts appeared on a regional basis, according to the latest Fannie Mae research.

Realpha, which currently does business in 20 Florida counties using its AI agent, is buying Be My Neighbor, a mortgage broker active in 26 states.

Homestar Financial began winding down operations last fall, but its capabilities as a Ginnie Mae issuer was attractive for Irvine, California-based OCMBC.

Subsidies for first-time homebuyers, such as the one proposed by Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, will only stoke demand and exacerbate the crisis, writes the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

A Billings, Montana-based First Interstate Bank agreed to a five-figure penalty to resolve charges it engaged in National Flood Insurance Act violations.

The deal will create liquidity for the lender's shareholders while giving the distillery access to the mortgage company's sales tools, the firms said.

Growth in housing costs should slow down over the next two years, but projections for 2024 were revised upward in a Fannie Mae survey of experts.

After hikes pinched profits across the industry, a move in the opposite direction could be the start of a more promising trend. But bankers caution that the immediate effects of a September rate cut figure to be small.

Other estimates suggest nonbank mortgage employment grew in July as the industry cautiously added staff to handle incremental growth in demand for loans.