Mortgages

The end of the first quarter is the time to reevaluate the effectiveness of your marketing plan.

Mortgages at the nation's largest financial institutions continued to improve for the fifth consecutive quarter at the end of last year, an indication that 2013 was a steadier year for mortgage portfolios than the quakes seen following the housing crisis.

Contracts to purchase previously owned homes unexpectedly fell in February for an eighth straight month, a sign of further weakness in the industry.

Federal Housing Administration Commissioner Carol Galante explains why she's encouraged lenders are lowering minimum credit scores, how manual underwriting can help overlooked borrowers and where the agency's volume is headed.

Carol Galante has a challenge: Spur lenders to take more care when originating Federal Housing Administration loans, without scaring them away or causing them to hike pricing to cover the additional risk.

The Federal Housing Administration will require lenders to submit full electronic appraisals for the mortgages it insures — a risk management practice Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac adopted two years ago.

We're counting down this year's top originators. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!

Mortgage rates for 30-year loans rose to a two-month high, increasing borrowing costs for homebuyers as the market’s recovery showed signs of weakening.

Loan officers should not have to depend on business coming from real estate agents who make just $20,000 per year.

The average profit per loan fell 93% from a year earlier to $150 last quarter—the lowest since the trade group started its studies in 2008.

We're counting down this year's top originators. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!

ON's fifth annual Top Originators Survey highlights the mortgage industry's most productive loan officers.

Latest forecasts for 2013 estimate $1 trillion in origination with many concerned it will drift lower over time.

The largest landlords of single-family homes have formed an industry trade group at a time their impact on housing and finance faces scrutiny.

Home prices have come back, but how strong and for how long? Freddie Mac has created a quick way to get a handle on the national and local housing markets.

With more reliable loan data, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would have greater confidence that borrowers would not default. In return, lenders would receive a juicy carrot: fewer buyback requests.

The agency skipped its first-quarter sale due to processing issues, partly the result of budget cuts and last year's federal shutdown.

Mortgage originators marketing campaigns and materials should reflect the professional nature of the business if you do not want to be seen as a commodity.

Commerce Mortgage appointed 28-year industry veteran Shabi Asghar as president of its wholesale real estate lending.

Redwood Trust, the biggest issuer of U.S. home-loan securities without government backing last year, ended a four-month absence from the market with a $342 million transaction.