Mortgages

The 30-year fixed rate stayed within a narrow range throughout most of July, with forecasts likely to leave the housing market "stuck," said one economist.

New homebuyers found mortgages more affordable last month amid growing supply and softer prices nationwide, new data from the MBA finds.

Freddie Mac boosted its single-family provision because of modeled and observed declines in home prices and future appreciation during the second quarter.

While rising national home values leave close to half of owners on solid financial footing, growth in seriously underwater loans points to pockets of stress.

The regulator renewed his fight with the policymaker after the latter left the rates he oversees unchanged and distinguished them from those for mortgages.

Still, Redwood Trust lost $100 million on a GAAP basis for the period, a result of its previous decision to pivot to a scalable operating model in mortgages.

The uninspiring mortgage numbers come a week after the Mortgage Bankers Association downgraded its yearly origination forecast over economic uncertainty.

Home prices rose at the slowest pace in nearly two years, signaling a deeper shift as concerns about the economy and mortgage rates dampen consumer demand

Mortgage tech firms are seeking to take advantage of the expected growth of HELOCs with new platform integrations and enhancements of existing tools.

Judge Sparkle Sooknanan granted the National Fair Housing Alliance a temporary restraining order which requires HUD to resume distribution of enforcement funds.

The company identified opportunities and challenges amid market disruption in the quarter and revealed expansion in some mortgage-related business lines.

Pushing back on critics, VantageScore's Chief Strategist and Chief Economist says VantageScore 4.0 boosts competition and predicts risk better than FICO.

As high interest rates make refinancing impossible for many homeowners, increasing numbers of them are turning to HELOCs and home equity loans for cash.

The company was looking to get back into compliance on Nasdaq, but the recent run-up in its stock price has management hitting the pause button.

Allowing the same three companies to control both credit scoring and credit reporting removes one significant check on manipulation or distortion of consumer data, writes the Director of Consumer Reporting and Data Advocacy at the National Consumer Law Center.

Rithm Capital said it is focused on optimizing Newrez's potential to support the full business, pointing to opportunities in servicing and non-agency lending.

Bond investors enter a frenetic week comprising the latest Treasury view on quarterly debt sales, a Federal Reserve meeting, and plenty of data crowned by the July jobs report.