Mortgages

Median rents rose at a greater rate than median sales prices in 55% of the 416 counties with sufficient data between 2025 and 2026, Attom found.

While this only shows a 2-basis-point rise in the 30-year fixed since last week, the Lender Price product and pricing engine data is 30 basis points higher.

The top employers in home lending value business partners with a large market share and reach but they also need to differentiate themselves.

Rate discounts are available for both refinance and purchase mortgage applications from several lenders including UWM, Carrington, Chase and Silver Hill.

Industry participants are turning to trade organizations, vendors and each other to barnstorm ways to get more out of their marketing spend and remain compliant.

Chicago-based mortgage lender Rate is partnering with Westlake Financial to offer in-app auto loans, advancing its push into product diversification and broader household financial services.

The government-sponsored enterprises' oversight chief severed ties with the AI firm following President Trump's dispute with it over boundaries on military use.

In the initial aftermath of the conflict, the 10-year Treasury rose by 10 basis points over a two-day period, pushing mortgage rates back above the 6% level.

Applications for renovation financing in 2024 were more abundant in some of the nation's smaller counties and states, than in the largest housing markets.

The housing supply gap hit an estimated 4.03 million, an increase from 3.8 million in 2024, as new construction fell short again, according to Realtor.com.

Mutual of Omaha, Finance of America and Longbridge Financial rank at the top of HECM endorsements over the past 12 months, Reverse Market Insight reported.

These home lenders with under 100 employees are considered among their staffs the best mortgage company to work for in 2026.

New limits on trigger leads push originators toward first-party data, past customers and referral networks as they rethink how to reach borrowers.

As the US‑Israel‑Iran war disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and boosts oil prices, investors and trade flows are responding, creating mixed pressures on mortgage rates, housing costs and building materials.

The Supreme Court's decision seems to set limits on Pres. Trump's power, even if he wasn't inclined to hold on to the GSEs to control mortgage rates, BTIG said.

An appellate court denied the bank's argument targeting the state's Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act and ordered it to pay the defendant's legal fees.

New York is seeking $21 billion in federal grants for a construction project at Sunnyside Yard, which would allow the city to build 12,000 new affordable homes.

Though changes to bank capital rules previewed by Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman in February are being viewed as welcome, experts say other more significant hurdles — not all of them regulatory — are keeping banks on the sidelines of mortgage servicing and lending.

Not all borrower scenarios are equal. When it comes to evaluating the risk of small landlords, lenders need to focus on a few specific factors.

The former two-time head of the Federal Housing Administration is an industry consultant since he left government service following Pres. Trump's first term.