Mortgages

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

As banks have largely ceded the market for government-backed loans to nonbank lenders and servicers, it's fallen on Ginnie Mae to be sure that these nonbanks can meet their obligations to bondholders. It's a huge concern for President Ted Tozer, who says the company does not have the resources or manpower to examine these firms' finances.

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Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt just made one of the biggest policy decisions of his 14-month tenure — but so far it has hardly caused a ripple on Capitol Hill.

Sales of previously owned homes climbed in March to the highest level since September 2013 as job growth and cheap borrowing costs helped sustain the progress in residential real estate.

A company that previously partnered with JPMorgan and Credit Suisse on private mortgage securitizations is now marketing its own.

Some mortgage-bond investors are criticizing a change in Freddie Mac debt that increases the risk of loss from homeowners who can't afford their loans.

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The largest single-family home landlords plan to raise their rents as much as 5.7% this year as they shift focus from buying properties to boosting their bottom lines.

Federal regulators fined mortgage servicer Green Tree Servicing $63 million in penalties and restitution on Tuesday, alleging that it mistreated borrowers at risk of foreclosure and failed to honor modifications of loans transferred from other servicers.

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Home Point Financial will assume some of the mortgage origination branches and operations of Great Plains National Bank.

The message being telegraphed is consistent: lenders have been on notice to upgrade compliance and strict adherence is now expected.

Real estate agents' satisfaction with lenders and the underwriting process is rising as distressed home sales decrease, according to the latest survey from the California Association of Realtors.

Fannie Mae has incorporated Collateral Underwriter into its Desktop Underwriter and EarlyCheck offerings.

New Jersey's Atlantic County led U.S. metropolitan areas in foreclosures during the first quarter of 2015, according to new data.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has sold $3.7 billion of soured loans since late 2012 to aid homeowners in communities hurt by foreclosures. So far, the government agency has mostly helped itself.

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M&T Bank in Buffalo reported an increase in its first-quarter profit on the strength of higher mortgage banking revenue, but its results fell well short of analysts’ estimates as loan growth failed to meet expectations.