Mortgages

Consumers were feeling moderately confident about the housing market in February, Fannie Mae said.

The number of homeowners who would benefit from refinancing their mortgage has swelled since the beginning of the year, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

A federal judge has allowed to proceed a lawsuit in which a Belgian investor blames Bank of New York Mellon for about $1.1 billion of losses related to its role as trustee for residential mortgage securities.

Lenders and servicers that haven't complied with the Federal Housing Administration's lower cap on late fees better do it soon.

The mortgage industry provided about 420,000 loan modifications last year to homeowners struggling to make payments, according to Hope Now.

February jobs report signals stronger economy and possibly higher mortgage rates this summer.

Market volatility and new regulatory burdens are thinning the ranks of commercial mortgage lenders that underwrite loans for securitizations. Activity is slowing down as a result, and it is unclear if banks and insurers will fill the void, especially outside the largest cities.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending March 4.

Contrary to claims of anticompetitive practices, manufactured housing industry leaders want to increase the number of lenders offering financing.

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Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquency rates dropped in the fourth quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Stewart Information Services Corp. has terminated Jason Nadeau, group president of the company's mortgage and title services, according to an 8-K filing dated March 1.

Lenders are becoming more reluctant to share closing documents with real estate agents now that they have more responsibility for them, the National Association of Realtors claimed Thursday.

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Interest rates on fixed-rate mortgages rose slightly on a weekly basis, as the market waits on the Fed to resume its interest rate hikes, according to Freddie Mac.

New Penn Financial has named Amy Brandt Schumacher president to oversee the company's information technology operations, along with all of its origination channels.

Oversight of the four largest mortgage servicers' compliance with the national mortgage settlement is officially over, the watchdog overseeing the process said Thursday.

Mortgage credit availability stayed the same in February, based on data analyzed by the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The agency that insures government loan securitizations could use some more subservicers because it is concerned that so much of its issuance gets outsourced to a small number of players.

The delinquency rate on commercial mortgage-backed securities continued to fall significantly for the month of February, according to Trepp.