The higher loan limits take effect Jan. 1. Sullivan said consumers are likely contacting the resource center to get in last-minute questions.

We’re hearing more chatter of mortgage lenders starting a loan officer “scorecard” approach to grading their salesmen and women...

The Ginnie Mae share of total mortgage debt outstanding hit a record 15.2 percent at September 30, according to exclusive survey figures from Inside Mortgage Finance...

The BofA spokesman, when asked by Inside Mortgage Finance whether the bank will deliver fewer loans going forward, declined to comment.

The share of home-purchase transactions that closed on time in November declined compared with October for all six loan types tracked by HousingPulse...

The seven-year-old era of zero interest rates finally came to an end this week when the Federal Reserve began what may be the first in a series of small rate hikes, opting for a modest 25 basis point rise in the federal funds rate. However, the U.S. central bank also implied it expects four more quarter-point interest rate increases next year. The median projection among Fed Open Market Committee participants for the federal funds rate rises gradually to nearly 1.50 percent in late 2016 and 2.50 percent in late 2017, Fed chair Janet Yellen said in discussing the central bank’s latest moves. Further, as the factors restraining economic growth continue to fade over time, in their view, the projected median rate rises...

Initial industry reaction to the rate hike was muted. Late this week, mortgage rates hardly budged...

Rod Alba of ABA offered up this sobering thought: for violating the TRID rule, lenders could be fined up to $5,000 per violation, per day.

The CFPB will scrutinize a lender's TRID training and, potentially its handling of early technical problems, said one webinar panelist...

Analysts believe there is enough house price appreciation in many areas to lubricate the home equity sector again...