Contracts, Invoices & Legal

Residents in more than half of U.S. counties need greater than one-third of income to successfully manage major housing costs, according to new Attom research. View the full article

Lennar's first fiscal quarter earnings were down by more than half after three years of persistent trials which are testing consumer confidence and sentiment. View the full article

The title policy and settlement statement datasets introduce digital standards that will allow the information on forms to move as data instead of documents. View the full article

Lenders and condo market stakeholders are raising concerns that new GSE rules ending limited reviews and tightening reserve requirements could raise costs and limit access. View the full article

Pulte alleged that James appeared to misrepresent who would occupy property in separate homeowner insurance applications, saying the documents could indicate that James "may have defrauded" insurers in those states. View the full article

Two former members of the Federal Open Market Committee said in interviews that they expect the Federal Reserve to keep rates steady amid uncertainty over the ongoing war with Iran and the resulting upward pressure on inflation. View the full article

Some of Wall Street's biggest bond-fund managers say financial markets are underestimating the risk that the US war in Iran will cause a sharp slowdown in an already sputtering economy. View the full article

The product preserves borrower's first mortgage, and its potentially lower mortgage rate, without requiring the new monthly payments of a traditional HELOC, FOA says. View the full article

A federal judge refused to sign a settlement agreement between the Department of Justice and Houston developer Colony Ridge because it failed to provide any consumer relief. DOJ agreed to an out-of-court settlement instead. View the full article

SecurityNational Mortgage Co. alleges that the larger competitor facilitated the mass resignation of its staff from Glendale and Scottsdale offices. View the full article

Bank groups said that although the Federal Reserve's eased capital plans are a major improvement over previous versions, the recent proposals still need changes to help avoid risk assessments they say may hinder banks' ability to boost lending. View the full article

Growth in retained and investment portfolios drove gains as the government-sponsored enterprise reported the highest refinancing share seen in four years. View the full article

A New York bank says the regulator's rejection last fall is preventing it from keeping up with local nonbank lenders deploying cash-offer products. View the full article

Lender and servicer Loandepot, reeling from a larger loss in the first quarter, could use the potential funds to cover daily operations or repay debt. View the full article

The blockchain-backed loan marketplace said it sees interest for purchase mortgages coming from existing partners after it reported a profitable start to 2026. View the full article

Serious delinquency transitions in older mortgages inched up, hinting at the impact of an FHA rule change's impact in conjunction with other stressors. View the full article

Fannie Mae revised its economic and housing outlook for 2025 and 2026, projecting mortgage rates to hit 6.3% and 5.9%, respectively. View the full article

AI's capabilities far exceed how the technology is being used in mortgage, but an all-in strategy will quickly put companies ahead of the pack, leaders say. View the full article

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank has been served grand jury subpoenas and been threatened with criminal indictment, moves he called "pretexts" to influence interest rates through "political pressure or intimidation." View the full article

Financial markets took a tumble Monday morning after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced that he was the subject of a Justice Department inquiry concerning the central bank's headquarters renovation. Lawmakers and former Fed officials decried the move as political intimidation. View the full article

Representatives of both insurers and policyholders point out multiple flaws in the new laws and additional proposed bills. View the full article

The moderate leverage reflects the quality of RMBS pools from recent issuance years. Borrowers have a non-zero WA annual income of $1 million, with liquid reserves of $594,348. View the full article

The $69 billion sale of two-year notes was awarded at 3.580%, more than a basis point below its yield at the bidding deadline. View the full article