Zillow releases a new 'BuyAbility' tool it says helps consumers find homes they can actually afford to buy after accounting for more variables
After seeing its open office count shrink this year for the first time ever, RE/MAX's mortgage franchisor brings new offices online in Arizona, South Carolina and Michigan
National mortgage lender offering affected customers free credit monitoring and identity theft protection after hackers accessed Social Security numbers in August data breach
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Private mortgage insurers are hoping to head off a repeat of the 35% reduction approved by the Biden administration last year, which is projected to save homebuyers $5.1B over 10 years
Rating agencies are keeping a close eye on whether politicians in the nation's polarized Capitol will rise to challenges including the $34.8T national debt, debt ceilings and inflation
The companies that can afford to, including Zillow, are aggressively growing MLO headcount in order to capture future market share, Mike DelPrete writes
October Consumer Price Index report isn't having a big impact on mortgage rates, as investors who fund most home loans doubt the Fed will have much room to bring rates down next year
Having pivoted from refinancing to purchase loans, CEO Vishal Garg says investment in AI technology and partnerships with retailers like NEO Home Loans will fuel cost-effective growth
Looking beyond paper writedowns in the fair value of its mortgage servicing rights, CEO Varun Krishna is pleased as Q3 mortgage originations climb 28% from a year ago
Survey finds lenders that have remained staffed up and invested in digital processes that streamline the mortgage process are crushing their competitors on customer satisfaction
Coral Gables, Florida-based community bank sells its Houston branches to MidFirst Bank, but growing mortgage subsidiary Amerant Mortgage has a presence in most states
Regulators have signed off on plans to restructure insurance business into a company that's owned by policyholders and operated by Porch, insulating it from catastrophic weather events
Move was anticipated by investors that fund most home loans, who have been driving up mortgage rates over concerns about inflation and pace of future Fed rate cuts
Housing market sentiment rose in October to the highest level since February 2022, but 8 in 10 consumers still said it was a bad time to buy: Fannie Mae survey
In addition to signing a multi-year deal with Pentagon Federal Credit Union, Blend laid off 50 workers in September, or about 9% of its workforce, helping trim expenses by 32%