Mortgages

Home prices nationally fell 0.2% from December, according to seasonally adjusted data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller.

The primary cause is agency put-backs and fixing the problems is difficult in a rising rate environment.

Almost twice as many homes on sale in February saw a reduction in housing costs compared to a year ago, as elevated interest rates limit how much buyers can afford.

A bill passed related to broker engagement contracts is similar to Utah's and North Dakota's, according to the American Land Title Association.

The requirement to use supplies made in this country will negatively affect home affordability, according to a coalition of 24 groups and individuals led by National Housing Coalition.

Fewer than 200 staffers were offered different roles in other parts of the company while a handful, including some loan officers, were let go.

For many, rates could be higher, but borrowers with lower down payments and credit scores could get new government-sponsored enterprise discounts competitive with the FHA's lower premium.

The company asserts that a settlement in a different case already released the claims at issue related to representations made in the Home Affordable Modification Program.

The migration of new financing for large Ginnie Mae issuers, from Credit Suisse to other firms, is a crucially important development for the mortgage market .

The bank's broader challenges, which include a run on deposits and difficulty selling loans without realizing losses, could affect the rating agency's assessment of its servicing.

Return on investment fell to 26.9%, the smallest since 2008, according to a new report from Attom.

The share of women property holders fell four percentage points from the prior year, according to Zillow

The economic situation is more like what happened during the mid-'80s thrift crisis than the 2008 downturn, said Chief Economist Doug Duncan.

In addition, delinquencies rose after receding the previous month, according to the latest report from Black Knight.

Concerns about a credit crunch in the market have highlighted mortgage lenders' reliance on other institutions for funding.

The two companies state the agency's anticompetitive claims about the deal are wrong, and claim that their in-house hearing is unconstitutional.

Government-sponsored originations accounted for over half the share of transactions found with "critical" flaws, according to Aces Quality Management.

The agency, which oversees government-related investors that set underwriting parameters in the U.S. mortgage market, estimates the process will begin in 2024.

Bond market investors continue to drive down the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield, even after short-term rates were boosted 25 basis points on Wednesday.

Purchases of new single-family homes increased 1.1% to an annualized 640,000 pace after a 633,000 rate in January, government data showed Thursday.