Mortgages

Borrowers are reacting to more media coverage of wider windstorm activity and events like a Tri-State earthquake, experts said.

Crisis-era issues highlight why certain measures like equity and insurance innovations may be good for servicers to have on hand, a new report suggests.

The parent of United Wholesale Mortgage came in two cents lower on operating earnings, which does not take into account a drop in mortgage servicing rights valuation.

High borrowing costs led to fewer mortgage originations in the second quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit released Tuesday.

The country's renter population is dramatically outpacing the growth in homeowner households due to a multifamily construction boom that's limited price gains.

The Swiss bank claims that Countrywide is obligated to indemnify it for legal expenses stemming from risky mortgages bundled pre-2008.

Mortgage bonds tend to lag Treasuries when it's unclear where rates are going, because changes in yields can have a big impact on how many borrowers refinance their home loans.

Market turmoil is driving the 10-year Treasury yield downward and taking mortgage rates with it, putting more borrowers in the money to refinance, Intercontinental Exchange said.

A court finalized Zillow and Showingtime.com's voluntary dismissal of the case, which has been part of broader litigation over multiple listing service access.

Escalating unaffordability is not the only issue originators face. How can lenders support their loan officers, and navigate the numerous challenges in the today's housing market?

Bond traders now see a roughly 60% chance of an emergency quarter-point cut by the Federal Reserve within one week because of the market turmoil.

The top six states have an average monthly mortgage payment of $3,127.

New insurance written in the second quarter was only 2% lower year-over-year, the smallest drop in nearly three years.

There were reports of rates plummeting after new numbers Friday showed a notable drop in overall jobs but then moderating later in the day.

Inflation and housing affordability are the two top election-year issues among home buying consumers, according to a new report from Veterans United Home Loans.

Last year, a New Jersey federal court sided with LoanCare's countersuit awarding it over $22 million in compensatory damages. Freedom was awarded $247,000 in damages.

As a result of the high-pressure sales tactics, consumers could lose their homes to foreclosure or bankruptcy, the Center for Responsible Lending said.

The leading mortgage player posted another nine-figure profit, although its gain-on-sale margins slipped.

A pick-up in home prices during spring buying season pushed the share of equity-rich households higher across the country, according to Attom.

The Mortgage Assets Management deal and new name aim to position Onity as an diversified entity that can handle rate shifts like the currently anticipated one.