Federal Reserve's decision on how high and long to keep rates up 'a major risk over the next year' with question of a downturn more a matter of 'when' than 'if': Fannie Mae
Mortgage loan servicers collecting payments on loans guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 2.36M 'home retention actions' during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bulk acquisition of servicing rights to 45,000 Ginnie Mae loans from Village Capital & Investment brings Planet's servicing portfolio to $94B with more purchases eyed for 2023
Former Keller Williams Realty exec's startup enables virtually any mortgage lender to emulate programs offered by bigger rivals, such as Rocket Mortgage, loanDepot and Better
Rates for mortgages backed by Fannie and Freddie continue to ease despite tough talk on inflation from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, but liquidity issues put pressure on bigger loans
David Smith, who was president and CEO of CitiMortgage before joining Keller Home Financial Services in 2021, will oversee Truist's direct, correspondent and warehouse channels
Study finds that homes located within historically redlined neighborhoods tend to have lower property values because they have less living space and smaller lot sizes
Loan servicer Mr. Cooper is 'deeply disappointed' that the HUD OIG audit focused on problems it says were mostly technical, rather than on borrower outcomes
While Fed policymakers currently see need for 2 more rate hikes this year, some economists think economy will continue to cool without further tightening
Mortgage lenders tightened standards for the 3rd month in a row in May, with mortgage credit availability falling to the lowest level since January 2013
Deal sets the stage for TransUnion to go head-to-head with Equifax's verification service, The Work Number, and help mortgage lenders speed up closings
Founded in 2020 by Blend veterans Mike Yu and Devon Yang in San Francisco, loan origination system has rolled out a series of product upgrades since $30M Series A
Pioneering iBuyer hopes to bring share price back above the New York Stock Exchange's $1 minimum threshold by converting every 15 shares of outstanding common stock into 1 share
With home prices propped up by scarce inventory and mortgage rates showing few signs of easing, only 19% of Americans surveyed by Fannie Mae thought May was a good time to buy
In her first interview since the resolution of the debt ceiling crisis, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that while she expects 'some pain' and even consolidation, banks will weather the storm
Troubled mortgage lender had touted Better Real Estate as a crucial component of its plans to build out an integrated end-to-end technology platform
Some Fed policymakers say even if they skip hiking rates next week to assess the latest inflation data, that doesn't mean they're ready to pause altogether
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warns of reputational and legal risks of relying on 'deficient chatbots' as a primary mode of interacting with customers
CEO Frank Martell recruits former CoreLogic colleague David Hayes and streamlines management ranks as losses pile up and mortgage originations hit another new low
Proposed standards would include random sample testing and reviews to protect against data manipulation and ensure a 'high level of confidence' in the estimates produced by AVMs
