Mortgages

After several months of sluggish activity, sales of Marin County, Calif., homes surged 7.1% in February to 180, up from the 168 sold in February 2018.

The mortgage industry is stepping up its fight against a bill that would raise the Department of Veterans Affairs' mortgage fees to cover medical costs for Vietnam vets.

The total number of days that elapsed between consumers' initial home tours and their closing dates fell to the lowest level in at least six years this winter, according to Redfin.

The company plans to sell its third-party origination channel to Renasant. It has also lined up a deal to sell its correspondent channel.

The number of homeowners likely to qualify for a refinance nearly doubled in a single week following the largest mortgage rate decline since the housing bubble burst, according to Black Knight.

America's banks could largely weather a major housing downturn, a new Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco analysis finds, and that includes thousands of smaller lenders that typically have higher exposure to real estate.

Plaza Home Mortgage's wholesale division has rolled out a one-time close, construction-to-permanent loan that meets Fannie Mae underwriting guidelines.

Now that Ocwen settled the servicing practices lawsuit brought by the Massachusetts attorney general, just two outstanding complaints remain from the 30 filed nearly two years ago.

The 2019 countdown of the National Mortgage News Top Producers list begins by featuring the loan officers ranked 226 to 300.

Technology, staffing, reform: Here's a look at 12 key insights from the 2019 Top Producers, from what they considered critical to success to stances they have on industry initiatives going forward.

This spring is shaping up to be another sellers' market in metro Detroit housing as would-be buyers continue to scramble over the slim number of for-sale houses, especially those with entry-level prices below $325,000.

While housing prices in North Texas have stopped soaring higher, homeownership is still unaffordable for the majority of Dallas-Fort Worth residents.

An emerging gap between the government-sponsored enterprises on a Federal Housing Finance Agency scorecard item is prompting Fannie Mae to diversify its multifamily credit risk transfer efforts.

From the high of the Rocky Mountains to down all across the South, here's a look at the 12 housing markets with the largest average annual migration.

Income-related mortgage application fraud risk has the potential to increase as competition rises among buyers during the peak spring season, First American said.

A year-long cool down is taking its toll on Southern California home sellers, local agents and economists say.

The digital lender rebranded its mortgage business as SoFi Home Loans about four months after it took a step back from real estate finance to redesign its processes.

Sales of new homes rebounded to the best pace in almost a year and exceeded estimates in February, led by the Midwest, as lower mortgage costs helped buyers afford properties.

Runaway Bay Area housing prices — fueled by strong employment and scarce inventory — have started stalling in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, hinting that even well-salaried professionals have had enough.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending March 29.