Mortgages

Increasing foreclosure levels in Atlantic County, N.J., are a credit negative for the government, hit hard by Atlantic City's recent casino struggles, according to Moody's Investors Service.

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Low interest rates may be pressuring margins, but they provided a lift to community banks that sell mortgage originations. Bankers are now debating how long the current refi boom will last.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending April 24.

A new federal lawsuit is an early warning that a recent federal policy letter designed to address litigation over Home Equity Conversion Mortgage spouses' rights doesn't go far enough.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development will revise its auctions of nonperforming mortgages to address concerns that the sales aren't doing enough to help homeowners in communities hurt by foreclosures.

In another escalation of Quicken Loans' ongoing clash with the government, the Department of Justice on Thursday filed a lawsuit alleging shoddy underwriting by the company.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is sticking to its schedule and moving quickly to finalize proposed financial requirements for nonbank firms that service Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans.

Private-equity funds and hedge fund players have become more active buyers of mortgage-servicing rights as traditional investors withdraw from the market.

Some consumers wish they had jumped into the housing market when rates were even lower, but they are only going to go up from where there now, the chief economist of Redfin said.

Demographic, cultural and technological changes will reshape customer service in the mortgage business over the next 30 years, a Wells Fargo executive said.

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Regulators recently penalized a mortgage firm for keeping a file of licensing-test questions to prep exam takers, the first public challenge to what is believed to be a hushed, but longtime, industry practice.

The share of seriously underwater homes increased quarterly for the first time since 2012, according to housing data firm RealtyTrac.

Purchases of new homes slumped more than forecast in March from a seven-year high, a sign progress in the industry will be halting.

Mortgage brokers lead all other lenders when it comes to being real estate agents' preferred partners, according to the results of a survey from real estate information firm Inman.

Freddie Mac's latest sale of risk-sharing bonds, its biggest yet, was structured in a way that will help reduce the earnings volatility that's added to concerns that the mortgage giant may again need to tap taxpayer funds.

Stock Yards Bancorp in Louisville, Ky., reported much better-than-expected earnings in the first quarter one the strength of higher mortgage revenue and net interest income.

Tricon Capital Group, which has been acquiring single-family rental homes in the U.S. since 2012 through Tricon American Homes, is planning its first securitization.

Mortgage applications increased a seasonally adjusted 2.3% from last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly mortgage applications survey.