Mortgages

Lenders using an automated process can save up to $1,500 per loan but do they have the capacity to pass those through to applicants as the FHFA director asks?

Housing starts increased in April as a pickup in multifamily home construction more than offset a decline in single-family dwellings caused by elevated inventory.

Sean Grzebin discusses his plans to leverage JPMorgan Chase's massive consumer audience to pick up mortgage market share.

A growing supply of unsold inventory applied downward pressure on prices, offering home buyers some relief, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The government-sponsored enterprise is retiring a technology platform used for loan workout reporting and giving mortgage companies a deadline for leaving it.

The move was necessary for Dark Matter in order for it to align the size of its workforce with current mortgage market realities, CEO Sean Dugan said.

The title insurance industry, highly dependent on mortgage origination volume, recovered after watching volume fall 31% in 2023 and 16% in 2022.

The 30-year FRM remained under 7% for the 17th consecutive week, Freddie Mac said, but the 10-year Treasury at one point was up over 25 basis points.

Section 8 cuts threaten to destabilize the multifamily market, writes the former chief of staff to HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge.

Legal and compliance overtook verification issues as the top cause for application defects during the fourth quarter, according to Aces Quality Management.