Scaling from Freelancer to Business Owner

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

The Federal Reserve Board lifted two enforcement actions against the megabank dating back to 2011. But the Fed's seven-year-old asset cap remains in effect. View the full article

Nexpoint Real Estate Opportunities has now made its own bid for the REIT, just days prior to a special meeting to vote on the merger with Ready Capital. 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

The Coalition for Financial Ecosystem Standards, a fintech group co-founded by Sima Gandhi, is publishing guidelines for how banks and others can assess them. View the full article

With views of current finances among the poorest Americans already near the lowest in 14 years, tariffs are set to add more pressure by making many everyday items even pricier. View the full article

Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Russell Vought ordered bureau employees to "stand down" and perform no work, effective immediately. View the full article

The mortgage securities guarantor told the Government Accountability Office it was held back by the limits of its role and information sharing constraints. View the full article

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage continues to slip away from the 7% mark, Freddie Mac said, but experts still expect them to stay higher for longer. View the full article

For the first time in almost two years, mortgage products available for consumers are at a level established in 2012. View the full article

Rebranded Two far exceeded consensus on net profit but took a loss in comprehensive income during a period in which it had to hedge to address market risk. View the full article

Homeownership increased the most in Connecticut between 2019 and 2024. View the full article

Loan officers have said the majority of outreach from recruiters looks like impersonal "telemarketing." View the full article

Mr. Cooper is set to launch a pilot program by midyear, integrating previously released components into a unified platform. View the full article

Desmond will be succeeding Pierre Naudé in leading the bank technology provider. View the full article

Servicers—Citadel, NewRez and Selene Finance—will not advance any delinquent principal and interest. Eventually, that should reduce loss severities to the deal. View the full article

Letitia James and 22 other attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in a Maryland case challenging the dissolution of the consumer protection agency. View the full article

Reality TV contributed to heightened demand for fixer-uppers and DIY projects, but today's economics are altering consumers' home buying considerations. View the full article

A national gauge of prices rose 3.9% from a year earlier, according to data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller. View the full article

The Federal Reserve terminated two mortgage-related enforcement actions against Wells Fargo & Co. from more than a decade ago, the central bank said Tuesday. View the full article

The prospect of both megalenders being released from conservatorship and the downgrading of each firm's respective stock are top of mind for executives. View the full article

Consumers expect prices will climb at an annual rate of 3.5% over the next five to 10 years, according to the final February reading from the University of Michigan. View the full article

As part of a partnership agreement the two companies entered into, the Ramquest and E-closing platforms have shifted ownership for an undisclosed price. View the full article

The grandson of the PulteGroup founder did not elaborate on plans for a much-anticipated government-sponsored enterprise exit from conservatorship. View the full article