Mortgages

On the long list of those who profited from the misery of the Atlanta-area foreclosure crisis, you can add the name of Clifford Wayne Hill.

Contracts to buy previously owned homes jumped in February by the most since July 2010.

Deutsche Bank is finding that there just isn't enough soured U.S. mortgage debt anymore.

New Jersey Community Capital was the winning bidder of Fannie Mae's sixth Community Impact Pool auction of nonperforming loans.

The industry expects to lean on technological efficiencies this year as higher rates and dwindling refinances test their businesses.

Ocwen Financial is a step closer to the day when it can resume purchases of mortgage servicing rights.

Fintech could cut the closing times on the simplest home loans by more than 50%, but the mortgage business' complexity means there are limits to how much time and money can be saved.

Amid tenant departures, ownership shifts, unpaid bills and litigation, the University Square shopping center in University Heights, Ohio, has been in limbo for more than three years.

Affordability will be an issue in nearly half of all metropolitan areas as the home purchase season starts.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is facing criticism from bankers and credit unions over its planned pilot program to allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to securitize manufactured housing loans.

Home sales climbed 6% in the Capital Region in February after a lackluster January.

In a bitterly partisan Congress, two senators are making a rare push across party lines to solve a persistent riddle with huge implications for the U.S. housing market: What to do with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?

Suspending Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regular dividend payments to the Treasury, thus enabling the companies to replenish their reserve capital, would put their future on better footing.

The average home price in the Cincinnati region climbed to $180,372 in February compared to $160,839 a year earlier, a 12.14% increase.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities climbed in the 12 months through January at the fastest pace since July 2014, while nationwide the increase in property values also accelerated.

Most tax lien and civil judgment data will be taken out of credit bureau files on July 1, possibly inflating scores and raising concerns about liability for mortgages that sour.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan said the central bank should roll off both mortgage-backed securities and Treasury holdings when it begins to let its balance sheet shrink.

Rising interest rates made mortgage lenders bearish on their short-term outlook for purchase originations and that is affecting their expectations on profits.

Interest rates are finally on the rise, but analysts and observers have identified a number of trends that could impact credit union mortgage lending just as significantly.