Mortgages

Starting March 26, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo will hold two days of hearings on his plan for returning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to private ownership.

University Bancorp gained a number of offices from Huron Valley Financial. It also hired lenders and staff with experience in reverse mortgages and wholesale lending.

With the launch of its Medical Professional Mortgage Product, TD Bank is leveraging an opportunity to attract new customers and to address what it says is a knowledge gap among this group of professionals.

A newer set of issues and opportunities presents itself for those embracing technology, involving everything from business strategy to cybersecurity.

Freddie Mac reduced its 2019 origination projection in its latest monthly forecast, but strong coinciding housing numbers could suggest a future upward revision.

Commercial and multifamily lending lags the technology available in the residential market. A look at how one expert thinks the gap could be closed.

Lennar, the region's largest home builder has acquired a huge piece of land alongside Interstate 15 in the San Diego community of Rancho Peñasquitos and is preparing to build 324 single- and multi-family homes for middle-class families.

Rhode Island's housing market cooled a bit in February, as the median sales price remain unchanged from the same month a year ago, but the number of sales fell, and houses lingered on the market a week longer before selling.

The Federal Reserve decision to shift into Treasuries could pull rates down and increase the prepayment speeds on mortgage-backed securities.

Sales of previously owned homes rebounded in February to the fastest pace in almost a year, topping estimates and snapping a three-month streak of declines to offer a robust indication that the housing market is stabilizing after last year’s slump.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending March 22.

While fading 9.53% annually, February mortgage delinquencies posted a month-over-month increase for the first time in 12 years, according to Black Knight.

The gap between potential and actual existing home sales is narrowing even though supply shortages still vex the market, according to First American’s latest report.

The money for a proposed $300 million sports complex at a foreclosed famed New York Catskills Mountain hotel was not produced by a March 22 deadline.

David Brickman will take the helm of the mortgage giant at a time of transformation in the mortgage market and housing finance policy.

The home purchase loan share is up and closing times are down ahead of an expected healthy spring buying season, and declining mortgage rates could be a reason, according to Ellie Mae.

The 30-year mortgage rate dipped lower than it was 12 months ago for the third week running, according to Freddie Mac's latest report.

Manhattan homes that sold in February sat on the market for the longest stretch since 2012, a sign that sellers aren't dropping prices enough to reach buyers, an analysis by StreetEasy shows.

Against a background of record low inventory, February sales of single-family homes in the Seacoast area bested last year's totals by 30%, according to the Seacoast Board of Realtors.

Weather usually puts a damper on home sales, but even the increase in severe weather didn't stop homebuyers from getting out there.