Mortgages

Home prices rebounded in December after three months of declines, according to mortgage technology company FNC.

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Fannie Mae reported net income of $14.2 billion last year, a sharp decline from the record $84 billion in 2013 that was inflated by accounting for tax credits.

CFPB officials are keeping a close watch on the Qualified Mortgage and ability-to-repay rules to gauge whether further changes should be made. But mortgage numbers don't give a clear picture on what kind of impact they've had.

A new service allows mortgage servicers and investors to identify the risk of homeowners association "super liens."

Here's a preview of some of the most interesting and important presentations scheduled at this year's MBA Servicing Conference, as selected by the editors of National Mortgage News.

Lenders saw the highest amount of refinancing activity since 2013 in January, according to Ellie Mae.

Fannie Mae's first risk-share transaction of the year is for $1.5 billion.

One of the things we're always telling consumers is that if they want to become responsible homeowners, they're going to have to learn to manage their finances, and that means budgeting.

So far, HomeSafe Georgia has distributed $130 million in 129 Georgia counties.

California's existing home sales remained in a squeeze in January, with limited inventory and rising prices cutting affordability, the California Association of Realtors reported.

A federal relief effort that set aside nearly $2 billion in housing aid for troubled Californians is being expanded to help older homeowners avert foreclosures on their reverse mortgages.

Bay Area home sales posted their slowest performance in seven years last month.

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Mortgage rates for 30-year loans rose to a seven-week high, increasing borrowing costs from close to historic lows.

The independent monitor overseeing Bank of America's compliance with requirements of its landmark mortgage settlement agreement has released his first report on the bank's consumer relief activities.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued more than $651 million in Indian Housing Block Grants in February.

As the real estate market rebounds in the Grand Canyon State's capital, one credit union here reports that a new mortgage program is attracting significant new lending business.

Mortgage servicer PHH Corp. posted a net loss in the fourth quarter, as its mortgage production and servicing segments both struggled as the year ended.

Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. agreed to buy about 2,460 single-family rental homes in one of the nascent industry's largest bulk purchases.