Mortgages

The acquisition agreement is the latest example of merger activity this year focused on the recapture potential held within servicing pipelines.

While Fitch and Kroll have differing views on mortgage rates next year, both are looking for mortgage delinquencies to rise in their rated portfolios.

The fintech had over $2 billion in home equity line of credit volume in the third quarter and reported growing production in its crypto and non-QM offerings.

With the increase in investor-owned properties, the risk of undisclosed real estate fraud, including occupancy misrepresentation, rose 9% in the third quarter.

Origination has picked up but has limits, retention rates are improving and stakeholders are seeking a recapture standard, experts at an industry meeting said.

The hidden costs of homeownership total nearly $16,000, rising 4.7% in the past year.

A 50-year mortgage would make borrowers susceptible to higher interest rates, significantly more payable interest and slower equity gains, LendingTree analysis showed.

For the second consecutive week, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage increased as investors were still sorting through the lack of information due to the shutdown.

The mortgage company, even though it is owned by a bank, has been profitable for the last two years, when considering its originations operations, as it does.

Yields were higher by as much as three basis points, led by tenors more sensitive to changes in Fed policy.

These attempts to remove legit items from credit files are made with the aim of at least temporarily boosting the credit score in order to get a loan.

Fed Gov. Stephan Miran has spent his short tenure at the central bank arguing that disinflation in housing and immigration reforms will tamp down inflation in the near term. But other economists say the timing, degree and context of those effects is very much in question.

Total foreclosures rose 3% from September and 19% from the same time a year ago in October, marking the eighth straight month of increases.

The government shutdown added an additional dose of pessimism about the U.S. economy to panelists' outlooks, Wolters Kluwer said in its latest survey.

Besides adding 60 days to the partial claim deadline in some cases, the bill also has provisions for buyer agent payments for Veterans Affairs borrowers.

While Rocket increased 15 points, it slipped to 11th overall as other mortgage lenders had higher customer service score growth, J.D, Power said.

Third-quarter mortgage earnings revealed swings in profitability, but the real story, according to the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors, is that hedging MSRs is unnecessary for well-managed lenders.

A 50-year mortgage on a median-priced US home could reduce borrower's monthly repayment, but also double the amount of interest the owner pays over the life of the loan, according to UBS Group AG analysts.

Rate-and-term refinances dropped 14% month over month in October, but were still up 143% from last year.

Recent merger activity also includes the purchase of an Alabama title company by technology firm Propy, as experts see ongoing consolidation through 2026.