Mortgage rates declined, decreasing home-loan costs as fewer Americans sought financing for purchases.

Banks are easing credit standards in search of a safe and profitable middle ground after an era of reckless home lending gave way to the stiffest rules in decades, putting a damper on the housing recovery.

Last week I wrote about how the college application process compares to the mortgage industry, and I got a lot of commentary on that, more than anything else I have written in the past few months.

Mortgage applications fell to their lowest level since December 2000 as fewer borrowers purchased homes and even less refinanced their properties.

The company is using proprietary automation to support the channel. Jeff Walsh, who formerly was involved in another wholesale startup, heads the new operation.

Decreasing mortgage origination volumes were the main driver that contributed to a 6% drop in CoreLogic's first-quarter earnings from a year ago.

There is a lesson to be learned for mortgage originators about guarding your business' name from the #myNYPD social media failure.

Home prices in 20 cities rose at a slower pace in the year ended February as the residential real-estate market cooled.

The homeownership rate declined to the lowest in almost 19 years as rising property prices and mortgage rates held back demand.

Fake followers defeat the purpose of social media marketing because they are not going to spread your message and/or eventually do business with you.

The CFPB last week made news by publicly recognizing that borrowers felt overwhelmed in regard to the closing process.

Contracts to purchase previously owned homes climbed in March by the most in almost three years, showing residential real estate was starting to stabilize entering the spring selling season.

In the perfect mortgage application process, the borrower could press a button and send out all the data, saying “I want to apply to these specific lenders.”

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unveiled a new pilot program on Wednesday designed to allow consumers the ability to electronically review and file mortgage closing documents.

LRES has updated its DirectConnect platform designed to accelerate the valuation ordering process.

Flagstar Bancorp reported a significant first-quarter loss as its loan-loss provision more than quintupled.

MGIC Investment Corp., the No. 3 U.S. mortgage insurer, rallied after posting its largest profit since 2007, helping ease concerns that slowing home lending would weigh on results.

Mortgage applications fell for the fourth time in five weeks as fewer Americans made home purchases or refinanced their properties as borrowing costs rose.

With an increasing industry and regulatory emphasis on streamlined communication with borrowers, servicers should evaluate every opportunity to build efficiencies into their processes.

A new survey provides further evidence that continuing declines in mortgage origination volume have motivated lenders to ease credit standards.