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Fixed-mortgage rates jumped for the third consecutive week, which should further aid home sales and construction in coming weeks, Freddie Mac said in a report Thursday.
The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage settled at 3.59%, up slightly from 3.51% last week, but down from...
Mortgage applications tumbled this week as refinancing and purchase applications continued their downward trend.
Application volume fell 9.8% from one week earlier for...
Despite the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau attempt to make the ability-to-repay rule flexible, members of the financial committee addressed a variety of risks that come with the qualified mortgage, including the high risk of lenders reducing lending volume based on...
Despite the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau attempt to make the ability-to-repay rule flexible, members of the financial committee addressed a variety of risks that come with the qualified mortgage, including the high risk of lenders reducing lending volume based on...
Monday Morning Cup of Coffee is a quick look at the news coming across the HousingWire weekend desk, with more coverage to come on bigger issues.
The investor frenzy in real estate continues with Atlanta-based private equity firm Hibernian Pacific Holdings...
The Texas House of Representatives approved legislation that would reverse mortgage lending in Texas.
Supported by consumer groups, the House approved Senate Joint Resolution 18 by a 139-1 vote. Before it can become a law, the legislation will...
Lender Flagstar Bancorp ($13.69 0.33%) announced an executive shake-up this week.
The Michigan-based firm reported that its current CEO...
The IRS scandal brewing in Washington D.C. may prompt Senate Republicans to put Rep. Mel Watt’s nomination to lead the FHFA on the back burner for now, analysts with Compass Point Research & Trading said this week.
The firm, which follows housing and...
Members of the House Financial Services Committee listened with an attentive ear to proposed cures for the Federal Housing Administration’s biggest headache: the reverse mortgage program.
As it stands now, the FHA may have to seek a first-time...
Members of the House Financial Services Committee listened with an attentive ear to proposed cures for the Federal Housing Administration’s biggest headache: the reverse mortgage program.
As it stands now, the FHA may have to seek a first-time...
Members of the House Financial Services Committee listened with an attentive ear to proposed cures for the Federal Housing Administration’s biggest headache: the reverse mortgage program.
As it stands now, the FHA may have to seek a first-time...
Fixed-mortgage rates inched higher for the second consecutive week amid signs of stronger consumer spending, Freddie Mac said in a report Thursday.
The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage came in at 3.51%, up from 3.42% last week, but down from 3.79% last year, Freddie noted in...
Fixed-mortgage rates inched higher for the second consecutive week amid signs of stronger consumer spending, Freddie Mac said in a report Thursday.
The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage came in at 3.51%, up from 3.42% last week, but down from 3.79% last year, Freddie noted in...
A provision of Dodd-Frank designed to protect taxpayers from future bank bailouts caused a stir on Capitol Hill Wednesday.
Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act has analysts wondering if procedures designed to deal with troubled financial firms will be ineffective in curtailing excessive risk...
A provision of Dodd-Frank designed to protect taxpayers from future bank bailouts caused a stir on Capitol Hill Wednesday.
Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act has analysts wondering if procedures designed to deal with troubled financial firms will be ineffective in curtailing excessive risk...