Mortgages

The legislation is a direct response to HUD's effective elimination of the PAVE task force and comes amid ongoing debates over DEI policies in the federal government.

The Indiana loan officer was previously sued by Ruoff Mortgage for fraudulent originations it estimated would cost the company over $1 million to repurchase.

Private mortgage insurers must accept the FICO alternative as valid collateral before it can be widely adopted by the mortgage industry.

The new arrangement will allow Blend customers to have access to Doma's artificial intelligence-powered instant decisioning title insurance technology.

A Wells Fargo customer was surprised to receive a "cryptic notice" and a cashier's check from the firm compensating him for float fees charged more than a decade ago. A lawsuit followed.

Despite upticks in new-home mortgage applications and homebuilder sentiment, analysts worry that interest rates will continue to cool the market.

The confidential agreement comes two years after a federal jury awarded the subservicer $22.6 million in damages in a case with numerous competing claims.

Rolling back PAVE signals a return to evidence-based housing policy and a rejection of flawed claims of systemic appraisal bias, say co-directors of the AEI Housing Center.

For the second consecutive week mortgage rates moved higher, as the likelihood of the Federal Reserve acting diminished after the Consumer Price Index report.

The dollar rose after a better-than-estimated retail sales report and a drop in jobless claims reinforced speculation the Federal Reserve will stay on hold for now. Stocks and bonds wavered.

The VA Home Loan Program Reform Act arrives after the expiration of a previous foreclosure-prevention program sent foreclosure numbers spiking this spring.

FHFA's move to greenlight VantageScore 4.0 while sidelining FICO 10T has sparked a high-stakes clash over the future of mortgage credit scoring.

Mortgage applications to buy a home declined last week to the lowest level since late May as borrowing costs remained elevated.

Ryan Alexander, a life-long government employee, received news that he didn't want to hear: the project he was overseeing at the GSA was cut by DOGE. So Alexander decided to pivot.

Credit availability declined in June as the job market and rising delinquency figures have some lenders concerned, the leading mortgage trade group said.

The Ocean State is the latest to enact rules prohibiting the agreements that end up tying older homeowners to long-term contracts with real estate brokers.

Gain on sale at JPMorgan Chase fell by 5 basis points in the second quarter, which could be a slightly adverse sign for mortgage banker results, KBW said.

Calls for foreclosure prevention advice jumped upward by almost 30% from a year ago and helped fuel overall consumer distress levels to a five-year high.

His transformation comes at a time when President Donald Trump's demands that the Fed cut rates are reaching a fever pitch, and Trump has made clear he won't pick a candidate who isn't ready to deliver.

The number of homes purchased by foreign buyers increased for the first time in 8 years, with many making all-cash purchases of vacation and rental homes.