Annual home price appreciation of 5.5% pushes FHA loan limits up to a minimum of $498,257 in affordable markets and to a ceiling of up to $1.72M in high-cost states like Alaska and Hawaii
The president of Nourmand & Associates briefed Intel on how a new Los Angeles tax on high-priced properties has jolted the local real estate industry
The $4.5M agreement follows similar settlements with 'big four' title insurance underwriters Fidelity National Financial, Old Republic National Title Insurance and Stewart Title Guaranty
Company puts heat on regulators to stick to 2025 timetable for requiring lenders working with Fannie and Freddie to use VantageScore 4.0; delays would impact 'creditworthy people of color'
Initiative provides new financing and technical assistance to developers and local government, and highlights grants and tax incentives that can make conversion projects more attractive
Lender Spotlight AI Assistant sifts through the finer points of more than 7000 mortgage options to help mortgage brokers identify the right product and answer questions clients might have
The public is invited to join leaders from the American Bankers Association and mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for an Appraisal Subcommittee hearing on tackling bias
In announcing the $9M settlement with the Florida lender, the DOJ says it 'currently has over 2 dozen active investigations into redlining, spanning neighborhoods across the country'
In settling with state regulators, the Miami-based electronic payment processor is looking to close the books on a 2021 test that triggered $2.3B in erroneous mortgage payments
The plan to move to a bi-merge process allowing lenders to use 2, instead of 3, credit reports was announced last October by FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's federal regulator
Washington Trust 'vehemently' denies the allegations but joins a long list of lenders who have coughed up $98M in settlements since the DoJ launched an anti-redlining initiative in 2021
Between 2018 and 2020, Fannie and Freddie purchased close to 600 shared equity loans, before realizing that current regulations might prohibit them from doing so
SECU of Maryland is the fifth credit union to sign with Newzip, which helps more than 20 lenders court homebuyers by offering them discounts when they agree to work with preferred agents
In addition to selling Empower and Optimal Blue, consent order would require ICE and Black Knight to seek prior FTC approval before acquiring an interest in another loan origination system
Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com parent Progrexion filed for bankruptcy protection in June after court ruled collection of upfront fees violated Telemarketing Sales Rule
Regulators claim marketing agreements with more than 40 real estate brokerages including Realty Connect USA were a conduit for kickbacks for 1,000+ mortgage referrals