Mortgages

Mortgage originators should expect more of those interest rate dips that took place in September, but when they happen is the unknown factor, economists said.

President-elect Trump's victory comes with the support of a Republican Congress. Also in November, many states voted on local property tax matters.

More than half of all borrowers used discount points for mortgages that year, including two-thirds of refinance customers.

Gross profit returns fell in a range that could easily be erased on renovation, mortgage and tax charges, Attom said.

PHH Mortgage announced it will be using the San Francisco-based technology company's Mortgage Suite, including Loan Officer Toolkit and Blend Close.

The Federal Housing Administration is giving mortgage companies it works with a break when it comes to certain early-payment defaults in official disaster areas.

Businesses across several industries have already started budgeting for expected price increases

Using homeowner data available on ICE's servicing platform, the integration can prompt users to use a self-guided appraisal valuation tool.

The distressed loan sales strategy has been in test mode since 2002. A rise in owner-occupant transactions may have made it more compelling.

The average surplus premium to protect property this year was roughly $46,000 in the wealthy enclave and the situation is only likely to worsen as climate change ups the odds of destructive wildfires.

For the fourth month in a row, overall mortgage delinquency rates have increased, with loans 30 days or more late up 0.2 percentage points in September.

The proposal is one of several that aims to address difficulties managing early buyouts from mortgage-backed securities pools.

President-elect Trump's victory will have a direct impact on how much the Federal Open Market Committee will cut short-term rates next year, Wolters Kluwer found.

Average rates for the 30-year fixed fell for the third consecutive week, Freddie Mac said, but the 10-year Treasury yield rose to the highest point in weeks.

Now that the legislation has been taken out of a budget bill, the Community Home Lenders of America argues for a regulatory approach to rein in trigger leads.

After Nexpoint refused to vote via its proxies at the UDF IV annual meeting, the existing directors supporting the sale to Ready Capital were declared elected.

The Federal Housing Administration is giving servicers more leeway to automate borrower contact but it's also requiring them to reach further afield.

Consumers are signing more multi-month viewing contracts with agents and requesting homeowners insurance incentives from sellers, a Homelight survey finds.

Department of Veterans Affairs-backed refinances were up 85% weekly, contributing to a busy week for the loan type.

The top five lenders have an average wholesale origination volume of more than $5 billion.