Mortgages

It's a good idea to raise the asset threshold at which financial institutions are automatically designated as systemically important financial institutions. But Sen. Richard Shelby's proposed legislation for regulatory relief does require one crucial change.

Consent orders with Sprint and Verizon demonstrate the extent that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau expects businesses — including lenders — to affirmatively protect consumers from harm in any way related to the business transacted between them.

New residential construction surged in April to the highest level in more than seven years, indicating the industry regained its footing after the soft patch at the beginning of the year.

The Mortgage Bankers Association has formed three new partnerships in an effort to provide new benefits to members.

Banks and mortgage firms representing 70% of the New York market will adopt a set of best practices to combat the "zombie properties" afflicting communities throughout the state, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday.

Politicians and regulators need to get with the times — for the sake of the housing market and its participants.

Learn how the some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2015 Top Producers rankings' top 12 loan officers of the South.

Dime Community and Flushing Financial are selling real estate in the borough, taking advantage of rising real estate prices. The banks are using process to reinvest in branches and technology.

There are more similarities between the NFL and the mortgage industry than at first meets the eye.

Confidence among homebuilders unexpectedly fell in May, reflecting cooling sales and slower buyer traffic, a sign the residential real estate market will take time to gain momentum.

RMBS 3.0 investors are turning their attention to service performance in new transactions, following years of difficulties in the mortgage servicing sector, according to Fitch Ratings.

Online real estate marketplace Hubzu is offering consumers looking to bid on real estate owned properties a financing contingency option.

A lack of available financing for small investors is hindering the recovery of the commercial real estate market, says National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.

The owner of an Ohio-based loan administrator, accused by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of deceptive marketing, says he is the victim of a misguided lawsuit by the agency.

The Mortgage Bankers Association's Builder Application Survey reported that applications for new-home purchases rose by just 0.3% in April.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending May 15.

April home sales were up 5.4% and prices up 6.5% from the previous year, real estate brokerage Redfin reported.

The multifamily market is heating up as apartment owners and investors refinance in a rush to lock in low interest rates, but caps on government-backed lending programs are threatening to disrupt momentum.

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings president and chief operating officer Harold Lewis has announced his plans to retire and resign his posts with the company, effective May 31.

Lenders are heading into the MBA's Secondary Market Conference with stronger origination volumes and secondary market relationships than last year. But how long will these volumes last and how can the industry make the most of them?