Mortgage application volume was higher than the previous week as rising interest rates led more borrowers to refinance their loans.

Zillow Inc., the real estate website that's acquiring smaller rival Trulia Inc. for $3.5 billion, reported second-quarter sales that topped analysts’ estimates as traffic increased and more agents used its home-listing service.

Young adults are waiting a few extra years to buy their first home, according to a study released Tuesday by loanDepot.

Lenders need to take the initiative to analyze their Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau does.

Signs are definitely pointing to a rise in REO activity across the country in specific markets, particularly in Massachusetts, New York, Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee and elsewhere.

Intercontinental Exchange Inc., best known for energy trading and its control of the New York Stock Exchange, is engaged in negotiations that would give it a foothold in the $9.4 trillion U.S. mortgage market.

Changing mores among the millennials will delay first-time home purchases and contribute to further declines in the national homeownership rate through 2018, according to Zillow.

Ellie Mae ties its fortunes to its clients' success with a pricing model that charges lenders based on the number of loans they close. Now it's found a way to monetize the applications that flow through its origination software but don't get funded.

Jobs report shows nonbank originators added 2,200 new hires to their payrolls in June.

While distressed borrowers said they're more satisfied with the customer service they receive today than a year ago, servicers with large portfolios of distressed loans were still ranked lower than their peers in a recent J.D. Power survey.

The regional banks are repurchasing excess stock and increasing dividends.

Ellie Mae in Pleasanton, Calif., reported a rise in second-quarter profits compared to last year, boosted by sales of its mortgage origination software.

Mortgage rates held steady over the past week, remaining near their lowest levels for the year, according to Freddie Mac.

Over the long haul, ignoring online leads is going to make it difficult for retail lenders to survive, since recent studies clearly show more and more borrowers are finding their lenders online.

Delinquency rates for commercial mortgage-backed securities improved slightly in July, according to a report released Wednesday by Trepp.

Mortgage application volume decreased from the previous week as refinances fell but purchase activity rose slightly.

Customer relationship management technology and new regulations require lenders and loan officers to re-evaluate how they manage the ownership and use of lead sheets.

The homeownership rate in the U.S. fell to a 19-year low as rising prices and tight credit kept many first-time buyers out of the property market.

Interest rates for mortgages over $417,000 have fallen 11 basis points during the past six weeks, driven by competition among banks to win the mortgage business of wealthy, less risky borrowers and in turn, make them customers of other financial products.

Residential real estate prices rose in the 12 months ended May at the slowest pace in more than a year as a lull in the U.S. housing market limits appreciation.