Purchase loan demand up 11% last week, with 'surprisingly strong' demand from conventional loan borrowers given lingering economic uncertainty, MBA economist Mike Fratantoni says
Job market is 'solid,' and central bank policymakers need time to assess Trump administration's 'substantial policy changes' in areas including tariffs, immigration, taxation and regulations
Company founder Anthony Hsieh returns to executive leadership team, says investments in technology, connections to real estate agents and homebuilders will help lender scale
Executives put a positive spin on prospects for growth, with loan origination volume up 17% from a year ago to $32.4B, with refi boom helping drive 5% increase in revenue to $613.4M
Bellevue, Washington-based Evergreen hires Wells Fargo and Bank of America veteran Andrew Leff as head of national business development and continues to expand beyond its regional roots
FHFA Director Bill Pulte tells 'crypto influencer' he's signed more than 80 orders revamping policies and procedures at the mortgage giants, only 12 of which have been made public
Advance GDP reading suggests the economy shrank by 0.3% during Q1, as a rush by businesses to import goods before tariffs took hold and government spending cuts dented growth
Long-term agreement with ICE Mortgage Technology will help nation's largest mortgage lender bring $242B loan servicing portfolio in-house, boost repeat business and referrals
Slowing economy could also help bring mortgage rates down to Earth more rapidly, with the latest forecast predicting rates will drop to 6.2% by the end of this year and to 6% next year
Consumer confidence sank to a 5-year low in April over concerns about tariffs, while trade deficit surged to an all-time high in March, and job postings shrank more than expected
A $1.95T asset cap that's limited the bank’s growth could be lifted in Q2 with CFPB and other regulators having closed 12 of 14 consent orders aimed at remedying past business practices
Under new leadership, OCC settles actions against 2 executives tied to 2016 scandal for $150K and won't say if it will defend court challenge of $10M fine in a 3rd case
Economic uncertainty, rate volatility and mounting worries about the labor market are reducing the pool of potential buyers, putting a damper on the spring homebuying season
Nation's largest loan servicer turned an $88M Q1 profit and remains on track to be acquired by Rocket in Q4, a deal that's prompted United Wholesale Mortgage to cut ties to Mr. Cooper
Consumer groups are trying to stop the Trump administration from vacating a settlement the government reached with a Chicago mortgage broker days before the November election
Alliant National acquisition brings 700 independent title agents in 32 states to Dream Finders, which provided financing on 72% of the homes it built last year through subsidiary Jet HomeLoans