A hypothetical buyer putting down $2,500 to purchase a $250,000 home could save $20,500 in private mortgage insurance payments over 7 years, lender estimates
Fannie Mae economists say 'extraordinarily tight' inventories of existing homes driven by mortgage lock-in effect has shifted demand toward new homes
The National Asian American Coalition says only a small percentage of the counseling sessions it billed California $12M for were actually provided
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has formally requested public feedback on what its goals and priorities should be in setting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's pricing structure
Rise in mortgage rates defies expectations as unusually wide 'spread' between 10-year Treasury yields and mortgages reflects investor fears of another refi wave
Investors claimed they were misled about bank's progress in fixing governance and oversight issues that came to light in wake of 2016 'fake accounts' scandal
Acquisition of LenderSelect Mortgage Group from Blue Ridge Bankshares will also enable 'significant expansion' of secondary market trading platform, Maxwell Capital
UWM, Rocket Mortgage and Fairway were enthusiastic backers of Freddie Mac's Home Possible mortgage in 2022, which lets low-income homebuyers put as little as 3% down
ICE Mortgage Technology's popular loan origination system connected to Flueid Decision for underwriter-backed title clearance decisions on properties
More optimistic outlook of where mortgage rates are headed over the next 12 months drives the largest increase in Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index in more than 2 years
After selling off originations businesses and laying off thousands of employees, Home Point agrees to sell itself — and $84B in mortgage servicing rights — for $324M in cash
With 10,628 agents on board as of March 31, Fathom grew by 258 agents in the first 3 months of the year but posted a $5.7M Q1 net loss, according to a Q1 earnings call Wednesday
Lending industry groups like the Mortgage Bankers Association called fee based on borrower's debt-to-income ratio 'unworkable'
UWM CEO Mat Ishbia highlights 'operational profitability' as $337M write-down in fair value of mortgage servicing rights drives $138.6M Q1 loss
Homebuyer applications for purchase mortgages rose 5% last week, but a strong jobs report and ongoing bank instability are pushing mortgage rates back up
While the mortgage industry has been shrinking, Blend says it has been building its market share, processing 23.2% of mortgages originated in H2 2022
BPD Recruit taps CoreLogic data to let lenders see who their competitors' most productive loan officers are, then automates the process of luring them away
The document automator's analysis of borrower-supplied mortgage documentation provides 'full-stack capabilities,' helping lenders capture data fields, detect fraud and analyze cash flows
The sale-leaseback platform plans to launch a marketplace later this year meant to serve homesellers and buyers, both individuals and investors, EasyKnock revealed to Inman exclusively
CEO Jay Farner says purchase pipeline has been growing, but constrained housing inventory and affordability present ongoing challenges
