Mortgages

Goldman Sachs has passed its first compliance test as part of its mortgage-related settlement agreements, the independent monitor reported.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking a harder look at how mortgage lenders treat borrowers with limited English language skills.

New American Funding and Alterra Home Loans are partnering on a new loan program using Freddie Mac's low-down-payment Home Possible mortgages.

Confidence among homebuilders rose to an 11-month high in September, indicating the housing market will continue to advance.

Impac Mortgage Holdings has released the pricing of an upcoming follow-on stock offering.

Banks that are heavily involved in commercial real estate lending may shy away from buying institutions with similar concentrations.

Home sales in California are beginning to show signs of weakness as a lack of affordable housing begins to weigh on the Golden State's real estate market.

JPMorgan is dipping into its toolbox for a type of financial engineering rarely seen these days: "re-REMIC," or a securitization of real estate mortgage investment conduits.

Credit union service organization myCUmortgage has launched a new mortgage servicing operation, providing its members with another option to deal with the payment function.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Sept. 16.

Activity under the Making Home Affordable program increased in the second quarter thanks to the introduction of the Streamline Home Affordable Mortgage Program, according to a performance report from the Treasury Department.

Deutsche Bank said the U.S. Justice Department is seeking $14 billion to settle a probe tied to residential mortgage-backed securities, more money than it's willing to pay.

House Democrats made an unusual move this week to avoid offering amendments or engaging in debate over a massive financial reform bill. Here's why.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can determine nearly anything to be an unfair, deceptive or abusive act or practice, and it's more likely to do so when lenders try to take advantage of regulatory loopholes.

Kentucky district court judge rules that the courts cannot interfere with the GSE regulator's wind down of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The share of lenders who cite government regulatory compliance as a main factor that will cause a decrease in profits has dropped dramatically, according to Fannie Mae.

Washington Federal in Seattle has added the general manager of mortgages at Zillow Group to its board.

Loan modification activity fell again on a monthly basis, but there are still several states where borrowers need assistance, according to the Hope Now alliance.

Deutsche Bank may have to make additional legal provisions if a settlement with U.S. authorities over the sale of residential mortgage-backed securities exceeds $4 billion, according to analysts at JPMorgan Chase.

The average rate for the 30-year fixed rate mortgage increased to its highest level since the British vote to exit the European Union, according to Freddie Mac.