The results of a new survey conducted for NeighborWorks America suggest that student loan debt is an obstacle for a growing share of potential homebuyers. The congressionally chartered organization with a focus on housing counseling also found confusion among potential homebuyers regarding the mortgage market. Some 57 percent of respondents said student loan debt was an obstacle to purchasing a home, up from a 49 percent share last year. The survey involved 1,000 adults. And 76 percent of respondents with student debt said the homebuying process is complicated, up from a 70 percent share in 2014. The greatest obstacle for potential homebuyers continues...

Roughly 45 percent of FHA-insured, first-lien purchase mortgages had annual percentage rates in excess of the reporting threshold...

The former CFPB official said non-W-2 borrowers – like the self-employed, retirees and people with seasonal income – account for 30 to 40 percent of applicants for jumbo mortgages...

Like many banks that have had run-ins with the DOJ and HUD IG, Fifth Third's FHA volume has fallen dramatically.

Movement's attorney declined to identify the lender's MSA partners, but said “no enforcement action” was taken against the privately held company, which was started in 2007 by former NFL player Casey Crawford.

HLSS also misstated its net income in 2012, 2013 and the first quarter of 2014.

In his rebuttal to the IG’s findings, FHFA acting deputy director of conservatorships, Bob Ryan, concurs with some of the IG’s recommendations but takes issue with other aspects of the report.

Not only are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac spending more money than they were a few years ago, but their proposed budgets are being submitted late, says the IG.

Investors are unhappy with the performance of Walter's stock price...

The use of proprietary mods by banks was essentially level compared with the second quarter of 2014 while the number of HAMP restructurings declined by 42.9 percent.