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West Virginia has the lowest monthly mortgage payment of $1,838. View the full article

Mr. Cooper expects close to 350 former Flagstar employees to be integrated as team members. View the full article

Recent housing trends more favorable to buyers will ease some of the pressure for higher down payments in order to secure a winning bid, Redfin finds. View the full article

Its Arc Home lending business made money in December and January as the company leans more into home equity originations, which helped financial performance. View the full article

As climate change causes more frequent disasters, more mortgages are at risk of going underwater. How can banks limit their exposure? View the full article

Wall Street's pandemic gem is facing a broad selloff Wednesday as fears of constrained homebuilders' margins, bloated inventories and elevated mortgage rates rattle investor sentiment. View the full article

While it is still early to see the full impact on delinquencies, 5% fewer borrowers in these areas made their monthly mortgage payment by Jan. 17. View the full article

Any rollback in property taxes would require enough signatures to place a question on the ballot and pass with at least 60% of support from Florida voters. View the full article

Purchase volume was flat last week and up just 3% compared to the same time a year ago when the market faced similar rates in the high 6% range. View the full article

The 30-year conforming fixed-rate mortgage is at its lowest point since the end of December, as Treasury yields are 29 basis points lower since Feb. 19. View the full article

Donna Ferrato stopped paying her mortgage more than 15 years ago, yet she's still living in her Manhattan condo. Her case is part of a broader power struggle between mortgage lenders and homeowners in New York state. View the full article

California leads the nation with over 1.5 million at-risk properties, but many threatened homes sit east including $68 billion worth of Florida real estate. View the full article

Pending sales of existing US homes slumped to a record low in January as severe winter weather slowed activity and consumers balked at high prices and mortgage rates ahead of the vital spring selling season. View the full article

Delinquencies are higher in one sector but overall pretax operating income is at a multi-decade high and adding to profit from originations. View the full article

The potential impacts of import tariffs cloud the outlook, though, and could lead mortgage rates to surge and fall throughout the coming year. View the full article

Experts said the government-sponsored enterprises could change their tack on some of the innovation seen since the pandemic in loss mitigation, lending and technology. View the full article

Tariffs, the employment pool and requirements to tap financing are potential roadblocks that need to be addressed in order to increase new builds. View the full article

Slow repair cycle times, widespread premium increases and the volume of catastrophic events all contribute to dissatisfaction, according to the U.S. Property Claims Satisfaction Study from J.D. Power. View the full article

Texas Capital is arguing against summary judgment, saying prior assertions about reverse mortgages' initial and subsequent draws need to be examined in court. View the full article

Issuances fell in January for residential and multifamily segments, as concerns over available workers and future tariffs came to the fore. View the full article

The move extends the technology company beyond origination functions by pairing it with a former Mortgage Builder platform its parent company also owns. View the full article

On a GAAP basis, Intercontinental Exchange's mortgage business has lost money for nine quarters, but a metric that includes Black Knight makes it profitable. View the full article

Hunton Andrews Kurth explores what makes an attractive shell entity. View the full article

While mortgage employment is lower year-over-year, the mixed bag of data makes it more likely that borrowing rates will remain higher for longer. View the full article

The 17.2% of mortgage borrowers nationwide with interest rates equal to, or greater than 6%, is the largest share since 2016, according to Redfin. View the full article