Mortgages

In an amicus brief, the trade group voiced concern over a statement recently provided by government agencies in a lawsuit involving loanDepot.

Also, a rate drop opened up some refinancing options in March, and prepayments experienced an extraordinary short-term rise.

Here are the 50 most prolific mortgage originators by the number of loans they produced during 2022.

The moves include switching a $300 million servicing rights facility from failed depository Signature Bank to Flagstar Bank.

Sluggish sales, high mortgage rates and the exit of iBuyers all contributed to the larger share of properties going for less than original purchase value last month.

Stronger than expected demand and home prices drove the latest forecast.

Revised guidelines permit playing two roles in an FHA transaction, but if its not properly set up, this arrangement can violate RESPA Section 8 legal experts say.

Chief Financial Officer Terry Dolan mentioned the possibility when analysts asked about ways the bank might optimize its risk-weighted assets.

The numbers represented an annual surge of 56% after COVID-19 relief measures expired across most of the country

An index tracking the industry is up 28% so far this year coming off of one of its worst years since 2018.

A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau case against the lender involved is still pending and could have broader implications for compliance issues.

Other positions are being eliminated nationwide, with just 50 to 60 people remaining to manage the company's mortgage servicing rights.

The Charlotte, North Carolina, company plans to fold the online consumer lending platform LightStream into its broader consumer business. On top of a recent pullback in bond trading, it may also make further reductions in its mortgage business and occupied real estate.

The median selling price of a previously owned home clocked in at $375,700 in March. That's 0.9% below its year-ago level, marking the largest decline since 2012, data from the National Association of Realtors showed Thursday.

Uncertainty about the economy and inflation drove the increase

Contract closings decreased 2.4% last month to an annualized pace of 4.44 million after an outsize jump in February, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.

The proposed legislation proposes to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the creation and sale of contacts used for marketing.

The U.S. economy stalled in recent weeks, with hiring and inflation slowing and access to credit narrowing, the Federal Reserve said in its survey of regional business contacts.

Economic turbulence affected borrowers during the quarter and will likely impact their ability to refinance maturing loans, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Home loan applications dropped for the second time in three weeks, with the 30-year conforming interest rate ticking up 13 basis points, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.