Mortgages

A class action filed last week alleges that Renovate America and Renew Financial failed to provide consumer protections promised to L.A. County, that this constitutes elder abuse, and the county is complicit.

Blockchain technology can support a number of core technology issues plaguing the mortgage industry, including data integrity, security, distribution and compliance.

Sentiment among homebuilders fell in April for a fourth straight month, reflecting higher lumber prices and limited land availability.

The Mortgage Bankers Association is calling for Ginnie Mae, states, the Internal Revenue Service and other government agencies to overcome remaining digital mortgage challenges.

After a strong kick-off to the 2018 housing market, only time will tell how rising interest rates will affect Staten Island, N.Y., residential real estate sales.

Fannie Mae increased its second-quarter mortgage origination projection by $7 billion as refinance volume is remaining stronger than previously expected.

One measure of how much things have changed in the last decade at Bank of America: The firm has stopped reporting fees from its mortgage business.

NMN is pleased to present the results of the 2018 Top Producers Rankings.

HELOCs make up just 2.9% of the $281 million pool of collateral; 81.8% of the HELOC borrowers are currently ineligible to make draws; another 18.2% are permanently frozen.

With a healthy economy and high demand for housing, Madison, Wis., set a record for the value of the average single-family home and saw strong growth in commercial values, especially big apartment buildings with 50 or more units.

Here's some good news for New York City apartment hunters: Manhattan rents dropped 3.8% in March from a year earlier, the most since 2011.

First-quarter mortgage banking results at Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase were weaker than Keefe, Bruyette & Woods forecast due to lower-than-expected gain-on-sale margins.

The Santa Fe, N.M., housing market is a typical example of supply and demand at work.

March mortgage applications for new home purchases were stronger than in February but lenders didn't produce as many of them as they did a year ago.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles said that she plans to seek $50 million in affordable housing bonds in the fall, more than tripling the amount of local money available for low-income housing.

The countdown of the 2018 Top Producers Rankings concludes with this year's top 25 mortgage loan officers.

Zillow Group Inc. plans to start buying houses directly from sellers to test its ability to make money by flipping real estate.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending April 13.

CoreLogic, which has already acquired several appraisal technology and services vendors, snagged another one with its purchase of a la mode technologies.

Automating the mortgage process will force tighter margins, but drive higher volume, for lenders.