Mortgages

Pretax mortgage income at NVR Inc. surged 37% year-over-year in the second quarter while originations rose 1%, contrasting more tepid home-loan earnings results relative to originations at big banks.

The potential for home resales rose 1.1% month-to-month as mortgage rates fell, but buyers only became more entrenched as their purchase power increased, according to First American.

Housing sales slumped in the Jacksonville area last month, according to a new report from the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors.

Increasingly, it's becoming a tale of two housing markets in the Twin Cities.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending July 19.

The National Credit Union Administration caught flak after it approved raising the threshold for appraisals on commercial real estate loans to $1 million.

Mortgage lenders continue prioritizing technology efforts over all else in hopes of tackling a slew of market hurdles and threats, according to Fannie Mae.

Bolstered home equity gains from rising prices put owners in a stronger position should another housing bubble be on the horizon, according to CoreLogic.

Hovnanian Enterprises, the corporate parent of homebuilder K Hovnanian Homes, received a new notice from the New York Stock Exchange indicating its low market capitalization could jeopardize its listing status.

Former Lend America executive Michael Ashley was sentenced to three years in prison for his actions that led to the implosion of the once-high-flying Melville, N.Y.-based mortgage lender.

Although the presidentially directed reports on housing finance reform are "essentially done," FHFA Director Mark Calabria doesn't expect them to be published until August or September.

After three weeks of holding fairly steady, average mortgage rates ticked up this week, ironically due to investor optimism that the Federal Open Market Committee will cut short-term rates, according to Freddie Mac.

Quicken Loans Inc.'s biggest quarter to date means more jobs in Detroit.

The pace of home sales in metro Atlanta was down dramatically last month compared to the same period last year, according to reports released this week.

The ruling deals a blow to efforts by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to restrict nonprofit housing funds from operating on a national scale.

An expanding gap between sharp home price appreciation and relatively feeble income growth dating back to 1960 brewed America's affordability crisis, according to Clever Real Estate.

An important traditional tool of monetary policy has been diminished and may even become counterproductive in the future.

Bank of America says rate cuts could reinvigorate mortgages and that its digital and cards strategies will help it grab more market share to offset shrinking margins.

The second quarter continues to shape up as a good one for bank mortgage lenders — and one ancillary service provider — that are benefiting from a spike in volume.

The onset of summer typically comes with the largest volume of home sales, however exorbitant prices kept potential buyers at bay, according to Remax.