Lenders alter practices to reduce risks associated with lending to unmapped flood risk areas, according to researchers at the New York Fed.

Institutional investors are buying stock and debt instruments of selected companies. Some debt issuances are north of par. Now, if only mortgage rates would cooperate.

The NAHB projects that new builds of single-family homes will continue to rise in the coming quarters.

Loan officers are increasingly offering clients buy-before-you-sell products to help them beat contingencies issues, according to HomeLight, a provider of buy-before-you-sell products.

Although the origination tally for the third quarter won’t be ready for a few weeks, it feels like it was the best of the year. And some CEOs think the fourth quarter could be even better.

There’s a large gap between damage from Hurricane Helene and what will be covered by the National Flood Insurance Program and the private property insurance market, according to CoreLogic.

It’s possible that some large lenders are offering 2025 conforming loan limits that are higher than where FHFA will set the limits. If that’s the case, there could be complications but no major concerns.

Insurance companies were some of the largest originators of mortgages when the FHLBanks were created, but that’s no longer the case.

Members of the Senate Budget Committee debated whether federal funding has any role to play in boosting the supply of affordable housing.

A Florida broker’s complaint alleging UWM violated antitrust laws and attempted to monopolize the wholesale mortgage market failed, after no plausible evidence was provided.