Mortgages

The new consumer disclosure rule known as TRID has increased origination costs for lenders, but at the same time has boosted borrowers' satisfaction in the loan-closing process, according to a new study.

Total mortgage applications declined last week, as volume was once again impacted by the drop-off in refinancings, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Purchases of new homes climbed in February for the fourth time in the last five months as demand snapped back in the western U.S.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at whether mortgage servicers are boosting profits by prematurely unleashing debt collectors on delinquent borrowers, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has implemented a new rule that broadens the ability of lenders in rural and underserved areas to originate qualified mortgages.

The mortgage industry made fewer loan modifications in January, while deeds-in-lieu and foreclosure sales spiked, according to Hope Now.

The agency may finally be reaching resolution on whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will allow principal reductions, two years into Director Mel Watt's tenure as agency director and nearly a decade after the mortgage bubble burst.

Fannie Mae is marketing its second offering of the year of Connecticut Avenue Securities transferring the credit risk on mortgages that it insures.

The House passed a bill late Monday to extend foreclosure relief for military service members through the end of next year.

The rise in technology use can open the door for all variations of fraud and theft, but companies can look to existing tools as models in the battle against criminal forces.

Home prices rose in January as shoppers competed for a limited inventory of listings.

Todd Sherman, who with his brother Tyler Sherman co-founded mortgage software developer Motivity Solutions, has died.

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Mortgage lenders continue to remain cautious of high-risk borrowers, according to the Lenders One Mortgage Barometer survey released Monday.

Fitch Ratings believes the market disruption caused by mortgages that fail to comply with a new consumer disclosure rules is out of proportion to amount of risk posed to investors.

A $6.2 billion, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bulk portfolio of mortgage servicing rights has gone up for auction, with final bids due March 29.

Eight years after the crash, the housing market still awaits the return of the first-time home buyer. Beyond the struggle to build credit to meet stricter standards, and the difficulty saving for a down payment amid skyrocketing rents and surging student loan burdens, there lies an even simpler explanation: fewer choices.

As a handful of new issuers enter the market and the implementation of a key regulation pave the way for subprime securitization's comeback, the volume of new loans that are actually available to the market remains a question.

MetaSource in Salt Lake City has acquired Titan Lenders Corp. to bolster its mortgage outsourcing and technology capabilities.

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes dropped more than forecast in February as low inventory levels continue to limit progress in housing.