With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's QM regulation implementation date looming large, credit unions are gearing up to make sure all of their related software and operating systems ducks are in a row.

Home value data reported by Pro Teck Valuation Services confirm that state regulation will continue to negatively affect property values and the housing recovery.

Job gains during the refinancing boom have evaporated.

Consumers who refinanced their mortgages over the last year or so still saw stacks of paper on the closing table. Now, an unlikely agent of change may help push paperless adoption: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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With its ancient technology updated, the agency now is developing a scorecard to spot troubled mortgage-backed securities servicers.

The economy is likely holding back sales activity.

Prices have recovered since the financial crisis and they are now in positive territory again, CoreLogic says.

Increase surprises observers due to falling home sales during the third quarter.

Third-quarter profit for Ally Financial fell by 76% as the company settled U.S. claims for soured mortgages and stopped making new home loans.

The Democratic-leaning cities have a lower base to rise from than the Republican ones.

Tight credit standards prompt adult children and parents to pool resources to purchase a home.

Banks remain tight despite the drop-off in refinancings.

Recent improvements in lending technology are having a strong impact on loss mitigation practices for lenders.

Buyer activity grows week-over-week, a trend lenders hope will continue.

This index is designed to move slowly and not exhibit the same volatility as rates for other mortgage products.

Efforts to adjust to new market demands and comply with a heavily regulated mortgage lending marketplace involve anything from massive layoffs to speeding up loan processing automation.

One good sign is commitments to purchase new loans edged up slightly in September.

The origination technology provider is buying a customer-relationship management platform.

The month typically sees fewer loans originated as the home buying season ends.