Technology

A year after mortgage industry employment hit a five-year high — and subsequently dropped for nine straight months — lenders added staff for the third consecutive month.

New regulation meant to ensure banks have enough easy-to-sell assets to survive a crisis is creating doubt over whether $1.1 trillion of mortgage debt qualifies, potentially hurting demand in a key cog of the U.S. home-finance system.

Real estate agents have a lot of advice for mortgage lenders about how to do their job better, according to a new TD Bank survey.

Most mortgage industry managers probably feel that the way they manage their businesses is pretty straight forward.

The Mortgage Bankers Association Mortgage Credit Availability Index inched down in August indicating lending standards tightened for most mortgage product categories, except for home improvement and new construction loans.

Delinquency rates for commercial and multifamily mortgages improved during second quarter, according to a report Thursday from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage rates held steady for the week ending Sept. 4, according to data released Thursday by Freddie Mac.

In less than one year, the new RESPA/TILA integrated disclosure final rule will take effect, impacting all aspects of lenders' origination processes and technology.

Fannie Mae is planning to sell 10-year benchmark debt in the first offering of its type from a government-sponsored enterprise in more than two years, according to FTN Financial.

The collapse in U.S. home prices that stoked the worst recession since the Great Depression wasn't quite as severe as initially estimated, according to data from S&P/Case-Shiller.