Michigan-based credit union expands into Florida by closing merger with Tampa-based First Citrus Bank. Full product and service integration is expected by mid-2023
Illinois-based bank hires new mortgage ops director and will add 30 new mortgage loan officers to expand into Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island
Merger with Roscoe State Bank means the Houston-based company's loan officers are now federal mortgage loan originators who can offer purchase loans and refinancing in 37 states
The Association of Independent Mortgage Experts, a trade group representing mortgage brokers, launched a PAC and more than doubled its spending on lobbying in 2022
Mortgage data analytics provider that's pioneering attorney title opinion letters expanded digital asset capabilities in September with $101M Blue Water acquisition
The industry dodged a meltdown, but skyrocketing mortgage rates fueled a rush to 'right size' and helped crown a new leader in mortgage lending
Rocket, Guild and UWM are among lenders providing homebuyers with options, such as temporary rate buydowns and reduced fees on refis if rates come down from 2022 peaks
Homebuyer affordability could improve by 9% by the end of next year if mortgage rates continue to fall and home prices plateau as expected, First American economist predicts
Deal that values Suns and Mercury at $4B sets the stage for nation's largest mortgage lenders, United Wholesale Mortgage and Rocket Mortgage, to be court rivals
It's a slow time of year for homebuying, so it's not surprising to Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni that purchase applications didn't jump last week
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania-based BCHH provides national title and settlement services to mortgage servicers, real estate investors, asset management companies and government entities
Federal regulators allege bank improperly denied thousands of mortgage loan modifications over at least 7 years, in some cases leading customers to lose their homes
Fannie Mae economists not quite as gloomy about 2023 home sales outlook as mortgage rates retreat from 2022 highs and with potentially more room to ease
Federal regulations provide 'zero tolerance' for miscalculating real estate transaction taxes when providing TILA-RESPA integrated disclosure to borrowers, Black Knight warns
Zillow revealed Thursday that 1M users have queried its Down Payment Resource database since the real estate search portal partnered with the data provider a year ago as home prices soared
50 basis points 'is still a historically large increase and we still have some ways to go,' Fed Chairman Jerome Powell warns after policymakers wrap up final meeting of the year