Mortgages

As the members of our panel at the recent Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals annual convention in Orlando noted, while refinancing volume is down, the rise in rates moved consumers timing the market to enter and purchase a home.

The rebuilding strategy includes specific assistance guidelines for homeowners that will serve as a model for U.S. communities facing extreme weather devastation and post-disaster recovery challenges.

Only one member of the Mortgage Industry Equity Composite closes higher on Monday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 71 points.

Navy Federal Credit Union has dropped its rates on jumbo 30-year fixed-rate mortgages to as low as 4.125% from a previous rate of 4.375%.

We're hearing technology may be key to helping property inspection and maintenance professionals manage foreclosed homes while keeping up with changing regulations and investor requirements.

Even though there is perception that obtaining credit is more difficult than ever, MCS Mortgage Bankers is trying to dispel this myth.

Existing home sales in California rose 7% in July from June and by 1.5% over July 2012.

Applications for adjustable-rate loans now make up 6% of mortgage loan requests, up from 3% at the beginning of the year, though still well below the 32% peak in 2004.

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. has priced its first collateralized debt obligation backed by commercial real estate of 2013.

Among the new rules brought into the world by Dodd-Frank are a set of tighter restrictions around how loan officers are compensated.

The Voice of Reason has posted the borrower has noticed that the lender/servicer has misspelled the property address on the monthly statement and on the warranty deed.

National MI has completed a system integration with Fiserv’s LoanServ platform.

The transaction was completed for $50 million in cash and is expected to close in the next few weeks.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's qualified mortgage rules and the agency's intention to pursue disparate impact claims expose mortgage lenders to enormous regulatory and legal risk.

Two Harbors’ vice president, CFO and treasurer Brad Farrell on Friday bought 750 shares of the company’s stock, according to a SEC filing.

BECU has found success leveraging Pinterest as part of a larger lending campaign.

The Federal Housing Administration reported that loan applications fell nearly 50% in June from the prior month.

Builders started work on fewer single-family homes in July, marking a pause in the residential construction rebound that’s helping to propel the U.S. economy.

The 69-year-old home loan program run by the Department of Veterans Affairs is on track to have its best year ever.

Lenders One management has faced many of the same issues as its members, said CEO Jeff McGuiness.