After sharply rising to 7.8% in May, the national delinquency rate declined in June to 7.6%.

The action doesn’t come as a total surprise. Industry attorneys said the CFPB, even under a business-friendly GOP, has been itching to do so for several years.

Canadian mortgages are remarkably short — just one to four years. The monthly payments, though, are comparable to American mortgages because the loans are still amortized over 25 to 30 years.

Even as many parts of the country see a surge in coronavirus infections, activity in the purchase-mortgage market continues unabated.

When it comes to origination gains, Wells Fargo and JPM took a backseat to some of their commercial banking brethren in 2Q20.

Quicken’s recent IPO news has sparked chatter that other top-ranked nonbanks might go public as well. But often, that’s easier said than done.

Non-agency mortgages aren’t covered under the CARES Act, leaving servicers of such loans to rely on a combination of standards set by the GSEs and individual MBS contracts.

Chief Judge Margaret Sweeney won’t allow Fannie and Freddie shareholders to bring derivative claims related to the net worth sweeps.

The number of pandemic-induced foreclosures may not be as high as following the 2008 housing crisis due to the different nature and condition of the current economic downturn, according to industry experts.

The new measures will help borrowers in COVID-19-related relief avoid foreclosures at the end of their forbearance period.