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The increase in purchase mortgage rate lock volume provides support for those looking for a strong Spring market this year, Optimal Blue found. View the full article

Numbers jumped after the expiration of a moratorium at the end of 2024, but rates of foreclosure rose across all loan types, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. View the full article

Some policies the industry group is calling for the Office of Management and Budget to definitively rescind have already been pulled back to some degree. View the full article

Lower is acquiring a top-five ranked real estate portal to create an "end-to-end homeownership platform" to rival Rocket Mortgage. View the full article

The company is positioning its Tinman platform as a serious industry competitor and suggests it's eying product costs of around $1,500 per loan. View the full article

Close to 300 former employees could be eligible for the settlement once it is officially approved later this year. View the full article

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is likely to scratch and rework its open banking rule, at a time when the agency's fate is in doubt. View the full article

Price growth continued to trend toward the Federal Reserve's 2% target, but not enough to spur action from the central bank. View the full article

The top five lenders had an average of 30,887 loans guaranteed in 2024. View the full article

All of those surveyed by Wolters Kluwer for its May Blue Chip Economic Indicators report ruled out the possibility the Fed could raise short-term rates. View the full article

A 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs between the U.S. and China boosted the near-term economic outlook for banks, but tensions and uncertainty around trade barriers remain high. View the full article

April was a mixed bag for title companies, executives said on earnings calls, but some are expecting a stronger market the rest of the year. View the full article

Federal Reserve Gov. Adriana Kugler said in a speech in Dublin that trade barriers could soon affect prices and slow down growth while increasing uncertainty in 2025. View the full article

In April 2025, the bank admitted that it may have made a mistake in denying the plaintiff forbearance. View the full article

Originators feel neutral about bombshell acquisitions and regulation news, remaining focused on inventory, mortgages rates and costs, an NMN survey says. View the full article

The first quarter showed a narrowing in the market share spread between the six active underwriters, but that was before April's economic uncertainty. View the full article

The mortgage fintech looks to transition to a model of strategic platform partnerships rather than offer its own closing services as it simplifies operations. View the full article

The The President administration says it will nominate Jonathan McKernan to serve as Treasury undersecretary for domestic finance. McKernan has already been nominated as the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. View the full article

Agency mortgage backed securities have slipped about 1.1% since the start of April, trailing Treasuries and the broader US bond market. View the full article

The median property tax payment amounted to $2,969 a year, or $247 a month, an analysis by LendingTree found. View the full article