Mortgages

Mat Ishbia urged brokers to understand how the increases in credit score and report costs affect both them and the borrowers they serve.

A New York Times report suggests the majority of the NAR affiliate's grants to right-leaning organizations are out-of-line with its housing-related mission.

But the Federal Housing Administration program was the only mortgage loan type to gain market share month-to-month as measured by rate lock percentage.

Fannie Mae's Consumer Housing Sentiment Index rose in November, continuing its steady climb and showing significant improvement compared to the same period last year.

An interest rate drop spurred an unusually high number of recently originated mortgages to prepay, and one loan type proved to be particularly reactive.

Continued reductions by the Federal Reserve in short-term interest rates should benefit mortgage volume, and thus title insurance activity, Fitch Ratings said.

The company's closure comes in a year when it touted successful capital investments but also faced growing legal scrutiny.

Pressing items in the mortgage industry include a behind-the-scenes look at the issues plaguing USAA, a recent lawsuit at Movement Mortgage and more.

Plaintiffs want to certify a class of 119,100 minority mortgage customers who were unfairly deprived of ultra-low mortgage rates during the refi boom.

The top five lenders have an average retail mortgage origination volume of nearly $7 billion, as of the end of the third quarter.