Mortgages

In a recent letter, two trade groups representing that industry lobbied Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to support a bill that would give oversight of nonbank mortgage lenders exclusively to state regulators.

The tight rental market in Santa Fe, N.M., has always been an issue with those looking to work in the city or relocate here.

In addition to hundreds of people made homeless quickly by Hurricane Irma, a Jacksonville, Fla., family may learn this week whether they, too, lost their house during the storm.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency's Duty to Serve program must increase manufactured housing lending in rural communities.

Ocwen Financial reached a settlement with 10 states under which it can't acquire servicing rights for eight months but will not face any financial penalties.

Seattle has been leading the country in home price increases for a while. Now, no other region is even close.

The Federal Housing Administration is extending processing hours for reverse mortgages this weekend to accommodate a rush to get loans approved ahead of rule changes coming Oct. 2.

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

Mortgage lenders took on more risk in the second quarter as the share of loans to real estate investors and condominium owners increased, according to CoreLogic.

Stephen Sessler, the director of mortgage banking at the $4 billion-asset Camden National Bank, provides other lenders a peek at the benefits and pitfalls of digital mortgages.

ServiceLink has integrated its systems with Roostify's automated lending technology.

The share of purchase and refinance loans originated by nonbanks are at their highest point since at least 1995, according to an analysis of new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data.

Putting faith in its team of experts analyzing every loan application, the Arkansas bank is shrugging off warnings of a real estate downturn.

The House passed a bill Thursday making it easier to obtain private flood insurance policies, but moments later the Senate took a pass on the legislation.

Niagara Falls, N.Y., officials have filed what they say is among the first regional legal claims under a new state law meant to arm governments against the spread of urban blight.

Trepp reports that further declines are possible as the wave of maturing pre-crisis mortgages appears to have been reduced to more of a ripple.

A new wholesale loan channel at CoreVest will work with mortgage brokers who are starting to source loans to house flippers for the first time.

Mortgage rates remained unchanged from last week even through the 10-year Treasury yield first moved lower then spiked up during the period, according to Freddie Mac.

Reverse mortgage lenders are stretched thin to the point of having to turn borrowers away as seniors rush to get ahead of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage changes that will raise fees and lower loan limits.

Docutech is integrating its Solex e-closing product with Simplifile's communication technology that connects lenders, settlement agents and county recording offices.