Mortgages

As lawmakers tackle Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, any revamp must lessen risk to the mortgage system and U.S. taxpayers.

Three people associated with Grand View Financial have been indicted for running a mortgage fraud scheme throughout California, including San Diego County.

BSI Financial's chief executive weighs in on changes in the interest rate environment, the evolution of digital mortgage servicing and natural disasters.

Many home sellers in the Twin Cities are feeling a fall chill.

Malaga Financial has no intention of diversifying its portfolio despite heavier competition and potential funding challenges.

BART will remove 600 parking spots from Millbrae Station to make way for 400 apartments, including 100 for low-income tenants — 80 of them prioritized for veterans.

Count Citizens Financial’s Bruce Van Saun among those who think interest rate cuts could halt by mid-2020. The key, he says, is to focus on delivering services customers are willing to pay fees for and to skillfully reprice deposits until then.

Renovation spending is decelerating faster than expected this year, but could slow with more deliberation than previously anticipated next year, according to Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

Home sales continued to perform in line with their potential in September and indicators suggest housing will keep flourishing through the fourth quarter, according to First American.

Million-dollar homes in the U.S. are shrinking fast. Nowhere is that more stark than in Nashville, a superstar economy brimming with high-paying jobs, hip bars and new luxury downtown condos.

While foreclosures and distressed mortgages continue to descend overall, trends are moving in the opposite direction in a handful of states, according to Attom Data Solutions.

The biggest drop in mortgage rates in history has Southern California house hunters making an autumnal rush to buy, with freshly opened escrows up 14% in a year.

Portland-area home sales jumped in September compared with a year ago, bringing a jolt to the housing market during the waning months of a slow year.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 18.

Many mortgage servicers are still relying on spreadsheets to manage their tasks, rather than looking to automation as a problem solver.

Home sales and the median sales price in Central Texas hit all-time highs for any September on record, the Austin Board of Realtors said.