RealtyTrac reports: DC purchase loan trends
Nationwide residential loan originations increased 1 percent annually in Q4
by Inman Feb 22
RealtyTrac reports: Miami purchase loan trends
Nationwide residential loan originations increased 1 percent annually in Q4
by Inman Feb 22
TRID tanked originations in Q4
Purchase loan originations fell 24 percent quarter-over-quarter thanks to challenges posed by the complex regulation, according to RealtyTrac report
by Amy Tankersley Feb 18
Loanopoly wants to take the 'chance' out of the mortgage transaction
New online home loan tracking tool aims to make the homebuying process more ‘fun and easy’ with a Monopoly-inspired board
by Amy Tankersley Feb 18
New York Fed quarterly report shows mortgage debt down
NY Fed President Dudley ‘confident’ in household sector
by Jennifer Riner Feb 18
'Liquidity drying up' -- another mortgage apocalypse?

All financial markets are, from time to time, victims of media stories saying that liquidity has dried up. Or the obverse of the coin: sellers are overwhelming the supply of buyers. One example: For decades, scaremongers have described the disaster which would follow liquidation of the hoard of Treasurys held by Japan or China, but in the currency instabilities of the last year, a couple of trillion-worth have been sold to defend overseas currencies from an overstrong dollar — with no noticeable harm here at all.

by Lou Barnes Feb 15
Economic events overseas have a similar feel to a merger of two black holes
Could mortgage rates fall to 2-something?
CFPB corrects TRID ‘typo’ regarding property-related costs
But it may not be the guidance the industry’s been hoping for
by Amy Tankersley Feb 11
Realogy and PHH move to dismiss RESPA class action lawsuit
Companies argue that plaintiffs’ claims exceed the one-year statute of limitations
by Amy Tankersley Feb 11
Mortgage reform scholar Dr. Dwight Jaffee passes away
Jaffee wrote extensively on mortgage reform
by Kimberley Sirk Feb 11
Do you know who qualifies for VA loans in your area?
VA purchase loans are up 19 percent
by Samantha Reeves Feb 11
‘Push Button, Get Money’ -- is it really that easy?
As the Rocket Mortgage Super Bowl ad awakens mortgage crisis nightmares for some critics, Quicken Loans’ parent company releases RocketLoans
by Amy Tankersley Feb 11
Facing foreclosure fraud claims, HSBC settles at $601 million
Various government regulators allege the bank had shoddy mortgage servicing and foreclosure activity oversight
by Amy Tankersley Feb 10
Two types of mortgages that are MIA
Asset-heavy borrowers have more 'splainin to do.
by Lou Barnes Feb 10
10 reasons why mortgage investors are rejecting TRID loans