Mortgages

Arch Capital Group has planned a secondary public offering to raise some of the cash for its $3.4 billion acquisition of United Guaranty Corp. from American International Group.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against a Van Nuys, Calif., credit repair company for deceptively marketing its services and charging consumers illegal fees.

Fannie Mae employees will be working this weekend to update the agency's automated underwriting machine to process trended data for the first time.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac want to make it easier for owners of older apartment buildings to make energy efficient upgrades.

Towd Point Mortgage Trust is adding more "dirty" pool assets into its fourth reperforming mortgage securitization of 2016.

JPMorgan opted for more geographic diversity in its third securitization this year of prime fixed-rate residential mortgages predominately located in high-priced urban markets.

The average sales price of a new mobile home was $67,800 in April, compared with an average sales price of $380,000 for a site-built home.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Sept. 23.

The National Association of Realtors has partnered with VA Loan Captain to create a platform designed to help its members better serve the needs of military and veteran homebuyers and sellers.

The granular data and quick decisions that can help field a winning fantasy football team have a lot in common with the analytics tools that mortgage lenders use to monitor and evaluate their operations.

Banks are dumping their mortgage servicing rights because low rates and new rules make it hard to earn a profit. SunTrust, Flagstar and First South Bancorp in North Carolina are taking the opposite view.

The number of unique individuals holding state mortgage licenses has risen 7.5% from one year ago, according to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System.

Mortgage fraud rose nationwide as Florida continued its reign as the state with the highest overall risk for unscrupulous activity, according to CoreLogic.

It may take several years, but the Rural Housing Service is on a path to modernize its single-family program and give lenders more responsibility for approving and closing loans.

The June Brexit vote continues to have implications for the mortgage industry, as prepayment rates jumped even higher.

Mortgage loan officers keep an eye on the long game, but making a sale is more than the sale; ushering people through the biggest purchase of their lives requires the ability to maintain relationships over time.

Mortgage rates ticked down slightly from last week's post-Brexit high in anticipation of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, according to Freddie Mac.

Lennar Corp. agreed to buy WCI Communities Inc. in a deal that values the Florida real estate company at about $643 million.

Sales of previously owned homes unexpectedly declined to a six-month low in August, signaling buyers are getting discouraged by a lack of properties to choose from.

The mortgage industry is failing communities of color by not providing adequate access to conventional loan products, calling into question the future of the housing market and the nation's ability to turn the tide of rising wealth inequality.