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Federal Reserve officials want to see how exactly new trade policies impact the U.S. economy before adjusting interest rates. Markets and monetarists have different ideas about what that might look like. View the full article

Insurers had already doled out more than $12 billion to pay for wildfire damages as of early March, according to California state officials. View the full article

The top five banks have a combined HELOC volume of more than $90 billion at the end of Q4 2024. View the full article

Republican Senator Josh Hawley sent a letter urging the Justice Department to investigate FICO's price increases, which he said have "been borne by borrowers, especially lower-income borrowers." View the full article

Federal regulators' plan to rescind reforms to the anti-redlining Community Reinvestment Act implementation rules disappoints community advocates, but gives banks clarity by reverting to longstanding CRA rules. View the full article

The director, confirmed less than a month ago, has issued 12 orders via the social media platform that reverse Biden-era initiatives. View the full article

If mortgage rates drop into the low 6% range, there will be a retention opportunity on 5.4 million loans that have interest rates starting at 6.5%. View the full article

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 2,200 on Friday, the second day of a sell-off due to tariffs, but that could be good for mortgage rates. View the full article

The Department of Justice said in a court filing Friday that a February stop-work order from acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Russell Vought did not entail stopping statutorily-mandated work by the bureau, defying earlier testimony. View the full article

The FBI intervened in the incident, which a lawyer for the company's CEO said was a response to another man's actions. View the full article

Republican lawmakers, mulling a new partial claim proposal, slammed the expiring program that has purchased thousands of mortgages as Biden-era overreach. View the full article

Duncan announced the launch of a new company in a social media post in early April after retiring from the government-sponsored enterprise at the end of 2024. View the full article

The GOP side of the Banking Committee, led by Sen. Tim Scott, asks FHFA head Bill Pulte to "aggressively" reduce waste at the government-sponsored enterprises. View the full article

The megaservicer is fending off a class-action lawsuit while suing its insurers for allegedly failing to indemnify it following its breach in 2023. View the full article

Even with 4,000 public sector cuts, total employment numbers were surprisingly high, which raises questions about whether financing costs will keep falling. View the full article

As the risk of a recession rises, commercial real estate loans remain a major concern for banks and industry participants. One observer asked: "Is '25 the year where sellers start to capitulate, call a loser a loser, and move on?" View the full article

Lumber retains protections for now, but construction stocks still fell, and while the initial market reaction lowered rates, there could later be a reversal. View the full article

The systematic miscalculations diverted thousands of dollars from people who fell behind on loans, said documents filed in federal court in Brooklyn. View the full article

While prices are still rising, an increase in reductions from listing suggests sellers are adjusting to the new reality for home buying this season. View the full article

The impact of tariff policy on the mortgage-backed securities market is likely to surface first in the cost of new housing construction. View the full article

Homebuyers would be able to take advantage of streamlined finance options, folding energy infrastructure costs with their mortgages, the companies said. View the full article