Residential Mortgage

Mortgage rates dipped slightly this week, as the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 4.85%, down from 4.90%, according to Freddie...

National mortgage lender Waterstone Mortgage Corp. reports that it has opened a new retail branch in Tulsa, Okla., that will be led by branch...

Mortgage industry veteran Fobby Naghmi recently joined Planet Home Lending, a national lender and servicer, as senior vice president of the Eastern division.Naghmi has...

After increasing to 32% in August, the refinance share of mortgage originations fell back to 29% in September - which is where it was...

The recovery from hurricanes Michael and Florence will likely slow housing starts in the months to come.

Mortgage application volume fell 7.1% on an adjusted basis during the week ended Oct. 12, as the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage...

Theresa Sprague recently joined Ross Mortgage Corp., a full-service residential mortgage lender headquartered in Troy, Mich., as vice president of branch growth and retention.In addition, Jason Sprague and...

Total mortgage originations will dip to $1.63 trillion in 2019, down from $1.64 trillion this year, according to the latest forecast from the Mortgage...

Recognizing that limited English proficient (LEP) borrowers make up a growing share of today’s mortgage market, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), along with...

Home Point Financial Corp., a multi-channel national mortgage originator and servicer, has expanded its partnership with Capsilon, a provider of mortgage automation software.Home Point...

BLOG VIEW: The retail mortgage industry has changed drastically since the early 2000s, with brokers and originators bearing the blame for the industry implosion...

The risk of defects in closed mortgages increased in the first quarter, and, interestingly, staff downsizing at mortgage companies could be partly to blame,...

Freddie Mac has integrated LoanBeam’s self-employment income assessment solution with its Loan Product Advisor automated underwriting system (AUS).The integration will improve speed-to-close, file quality...

Ainsworth Advisors, an advisory firm launched by mortgage industry stalwarts David Lykken and Gary Ort in 2017, offers strategic and tactical advice to mortgage...

Mortgage lender PrimeLending is now using the Blue Sage Digital Lending Platform as its origination platform.The platform is highly scalable and capable of supporting...

CoreLogic has introduced a new suite of automated valuation models (AVMs) that incorporates new cascade methodologies designed to help simplify AVM selection and provide...

BLOG VIEW: The housing market today is akin to the gold rush of the mid-1800s, with many prospective home buyers - and not necessarily...

Simplifile reports that it recently facilitated the first e-recording transaction in the state of West Virginia.The transaction was completed on Friday, Aug. 24 in...

Applications for mortgages for new home purchases decreased for a second straight month in September, falling 3.9% compared with August, according to the Mortgage...

Mortgage rates moved to the highest level in seven years this week, with the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage climbing to 4.90%,...