Mortgages

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index of housing market conditions fell by 6 points to 45 in May, the lowest level since the start of the year.

Refinance activity jumped for a second week, as interest rates trended downwards, the Mortgage Bankers Association found.

The total compensation of the highest paid CEO among the largest nonbank mortgage lenders in the country was $30.3 million in 2023, up by nearly 300% versus 2022.

The litigation filed against Mr. Cooper accuses it of charging borrowers a "junk fee" of $25 for a payoff quote statement.

Coming off of what was considered a weak start to the spring season, mortgage applications for newly built homes rose 22% over the prior year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Stakeholders are watching carefully as the 2023 crisis and a capital proposal increase banker wariness of mortgage assets, speakers at Invisso's MBS Forum said.

The digital lender increased its marketing spend in the first quarter of 2024, with the ultimate goal of "Uber-izing the loan officer."

Home lenders are taking a hard look at fulfillment compensation due to persistent profitability strains while keeping in mind growing compliance considerations.

Mother Lode Holdings' purchase of Wisconsin Title Service adds to its network, which is concentrated in the Western U.S.

Rocket Mortgage entered into an agreement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and will pay the consumers $65,000 to resolve the matter.

The digital lender also agreed with a former executive to drop her lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors.

For the first time since the Federal Reserve started raising short-term rates two years ago, the number of home purchase mortgages locked rose on an annual basis, Optimal Blue found.

A good compensation package is a key recruitment and retention tool, but the agreements have to be sustainable to be successful.

The new Financial Stability Oversight Council report also recommends an expanded Ginnie Mae PTAP facility and an industry-funded liquidity resource.

The publicly traded title holding companies all had stronger earnings as the mortgage market improved from one year prior.

One in every 37 residential properties nationwide had a loan-to-value ratio of 125% or greater to begin the year, according to a new report.

There's temporary leeway on formal compliance with replacement-cost value requirements in order to sort out insurer concerns with a recent re-emphasis on them.

The San Diego company was back in the black with a net income of $28.5 million in the first quarter of 2024, up from a net loss of $93 million the previous quarter.

The agreements at the heart of the hearing did not cover the one reached with the National Association of Realtors or those people that only bought homes.

Feds say Chicago businessman Mark Steven Diamond defrauded at least 80 victims and caused at least $6 million in losses.