With a key inflation report due Friday, rates have retreated to levels not seen in 2 weeks after Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals central bank could ease up on 'quantitative tightening'
Lender revises appraisal policies and practices in wake of lawsuit by Baltimore couple who claimed their home was undervalued by more than $250,000 because they were Black
The $1.2T funding bill passed by the House Friday averts a partial government shutdown and extends a critical program that protects 4.7M homes through the end of September
In pursuit of a bigger slice of an estimated $14B market after Black Knight acquisition, Intercontinental Exchange signs 37 new Encompass clients and 4 new servicing clients
In addition to anticipating 3 rate cuts this year, Federal Reserve policymakers are considering whether to taper the pace at which they unwind the central bank's $7T balance sheet
After 2 consecutive weeks of rising demand, applications for purchase mortgages dropped last week by a seasonally adjusted 1% from the week before, and by 14% from a year ago: MBA survey
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Recent surge in mortgage rates could take some air out of a projected rebound in 2024 home sales, with deals driven mostly by households who can no longer put off their moves
If homebuyers are no longer willing to pay full commissions to agents, what happens to lender programs that incentivize consumers to work with partner real estate agents?
Fathom posted a $24M annual loss during a Q4 and 2023 earnings call Thursday afternoon, with executives saying the brokerage's transaction volume dropped less than the industry overall
Mortgage rates rise for the fourth day in a row, pushing back through 7% as more worrisome inflation data puts to rest any lingering hopes for a Federal Reserve rate cut this spring
After a 'transformational year,' CEO Max Simkoff says Doma is well positioned to help lenders take advantage of the Biden administration's push to reduce closing costs for mortgage borrowers
Purchase loan applications surged for the second week in a row last week, but now rates are headed back up as worrisome inflation data casts doubts on timing of Fed rate cuts
The San Diego-based lender has completed 5 acquisitions in the past 18 months in pursuit of market share, unfazed by a 21% drop in mortgage originations and a $39.1M 2023 net loss
As mortgage rates soared last year, loanDepot slashed $693M in annual expenses but saw loan origination volume plunge by 58% from the year before, to $22.7B, as refinancings evaporated
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