Mortgages

The gain-on-sale mortgage juggernaut of the past few quarters will continue for banks, according to Credit Suisse.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae are raising their guarantee fees—again—and some seller/servicers are wondering if it will make a Federal Housing Administration/Ginnie Mae execution more attractive.

Mortgage firms added 1,300 new workers to their payrolls during July with loan brokers leading the hiring spree.

Six years after the bottom dropped out of the housing market, builders are finally starting to reclaim their traditional share of home sales, but challenges remain.

Tommy Lister is one of three people to admit guilt so far in mortgage fraud scheme in California.

Guarantors that are members of the Mortgage Insurance Cos. of America broke the $10 billion market in new policies written for July.

The Federal Housing Administration said 56% of the 54,000 borrowers in default on their FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage are participating in a “repayment plan to pay off their outstanding T&I debt.”

United Guaranty Corp. says servicers for loans it provides mortgage insurance on where borrowers were affected by Hurricane Isaac will not need prior approval from the MI for implementing forbearance measures.

The average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell four basis points during the week ending September 6 to 3.55%, according to new figures compiled by Freddie Mac.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is calling for reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, promising it will be a priority if he wins the November election.

Residential Capital LLC should lose exclusive control of its reorganization once a bankruptcy examiner finishes probing a deal the mortgage company cut with its parent, Ally Financial Inc.

Republicans and Democrats alike are open to the idea of breaking up the megabanks -- but when push comes to shove will they have the political will?

Two nonbanks had the fastest servicing growth rates in the second quarter: Nationstar at 194%, and Provident Funding with 35%.

The nation’s top ranked servicers completed 66,000 proprietary loan modifications in July, a 40% jump from June -- evidence that the Attorneys General 'robo' settlement is having an effect.

The government-sponsored enterprises and compliance regulations have always driven market changes.

Ellie Mae COO Jonathan Corr discusses the future potential of self-service mortgage originations.

Investor guidelines are becoming an integral part of product and pricing tools.

Smaller mortgage bankers are using different channels—retail, wholesale and correspondent—to add market share.

Examining the arguments, both pro and con regarding advising consumers to refinance right now.

There was a drop of 10 basis points during July in the aggregate value of the commercial real estate loans priced by DebtX, Boston, used as collateral for securities.