The revised rule excludes from the calculation of points and fees paid by a consumer to a mortgage broker when that payment has already been counted toward the points-and-fees thresholds as part of the finance charge.

Through the first quarter of 2013, 1.1 million borrowers have received permanent HAMP modifications, well below the 3 million to 4 million the Obama administration projected when launching the program in 2009.

The jumbo market is heating up with offerings from both EverBank and MountainView.

The estimated $119 billion in purchase-mortgage originations during the first quarter was up 15 percent over the level at the same point in 2012.

The auction market for nonperforming mortgages is beginning to generate heat with prices rising nicely from last year.

According to new FHA rules, no less than 20 percent of a lender’s required net worth must be in the form of liquid assets consisting of cash or an equivalent.

Citigroup will pay Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac damages for the faulty MBS it sold to them but no one knows the cost of the settlement.

Not only is HUD looking into PHH's underwriting practices, but the government has questions about the lender's foreclosure expenses.

Banks and thrifts reported $7.7 billion in mortgage banking income during the first three months of 2013, a 16 percent jump from the previous quarter.

The CFPB's ban on mandatory arbitration provisions was part of the bureau’s final rule on loan originator compensation promulgated in January.