Technology

Just when you thought the exotic issues regarding residential default had all been discovered, discussed and litigated, here comes the so-called zombie foreclosure.

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.