Mortgages

The average weekly rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage continued to slide for the fourth week in a row.

After two years of premium increases, the forward Federal Housing Administration single-family program is cash flowing again.

Often ignored is what the cost of additional oversight under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau means to the consumer.

Bliss Sawyer is finally taking action on her idea to send birthday reminders to Realtors.

Loans in commercial mortgage-backed securities conduits in the first quarter had stable leverage and their debt service coverage ratios rose.

A new Fannie Mae report suggests many previously underwater borrowers’ equity is rising back to levels more in line with their mortgages.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to restructure its Office of Multifamily Housing Programs and the Office of Field Policy and Management.

The Washington metropolitan area will see average rents decrease as much as 2%, making it the only market other than Detroit to have a drop among the top 20 U.S. cities.

When a thread titled “How can the Mortgage Grapevine improve?” is started, it attracted our interest.

It is a matter of preparing and motivating loan officers, both retail and wholesale.

National Mortgage Insurance Corp. has started issuing commitments, becoming the sixth active private mortgage insurer in operation.

New York Community Bancorp had first-quarter earnings of $119 million, down from $123 million in 4Q12 and slightly above the $118 million reported for 1Q12.

Defaults on Home Affordable Modification Program loan modifications are increasing at an “alarming rate.”

Flagstar Bancorp has returned to profitability, posting first-quarter net income of $22 million, compared with losses of $94 million in 4Q12 and $9 million in 1Q12.

Wells Fargo's shareholders have rejected a proposal that would have directed the company to review whether its mortgage servicing and foreclosure practices violate anti-discriminatory laws.

Despite its rapid growth and healthy economy, Houston has some problems more commonly found in Rust Belt cities, particularly abandoned or substandard housing.

Hundreds of thousands of homes are being withheld from the market, raising questions about whether the recent run-up in housing prices is artificial.

There was virtually no change in the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted Market Composite Index, Refinance Index or seasonally adjusted Purchase Index for the week ended April 19.

Credit score requirements today are much higher than before the financial crisis.

Recovering from natural disasters can often be very difficult not only for families and communities, but servicers, too.