Mortgages

The number of mortgages refinanced grew by four percentage points in October from September, according to an Ellie Mae report.

An automated consumer training technology aims to mitigate compliance risk in loans outside qualified mortgage standards for liability protection.

October housing sales figures in California remained tepid despite the lowest mortgage rates in 18 months, according to a new report from the California Association of Realtors.

The namesake of the lifetime achievement Mortgage Technology Award left a tremendous legacy on the mortgage industry.

Purchases of previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly rose in October to a one-year high as low borrowing costs helped sustain the recovery in residential real estate.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's new low down payment loans products may not represent such a risk to the Federal Housing Administration program as some have feared.

Becoming a continuing education instructor for real estate agents is a way to develop new referral sources and get more business.

Only eleven months after cheering Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Melvin Watt's confirmation, Senate Democrats are fed up with the pace of reforms at the agency.

MountainView Servicing Group will serve as an advisor in the sale of a $1.2 billion Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage servicing rights portfolio.

More than 60 members of Congress joined banks and credit union trade groups this week in urging the agency to modify its plan to require members of the 12 regional Home Loan Banks to hold a certain percentage of mortgages on their books.

Going from 5% to 3% may seem like a small difference, but depending on the details, it could mean thousands of new buyers into the market.

WASHINGTON — The top Republican and Democratic spots on the House Financial Services Committee will remain unchanged in the new Congress.

The New York unit of Japanese securities firm Nomura Holdings may be three traders short after reportedly placing them on leave, but the firm is said to have muscled away a large auction held yesterday.

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Groundbreaking for single-family homes climbed in October and permits for all future projects reached a six-year high to signal construction will add to economic growth in early 2015.

Lawyers for the U.S. and Wells Fargo told a judge they doubt they can reach a settlement in a government lawsuit accusing the bank of home-mortgage fraud, a person familiar with the matter said.

Mortgage application volume increased for the first time in a month last week driven by more purchase activity.

The Federal Housing Administration's mortgage insurance fund is finally in the black, but not strong enough that the agency is likely to lower premiums anytime soon.

TD Bank's first Consumer Borrowing Index found that only about half of Home Equity Line of Credit borrowers are using their loan for home improvements.