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...

Both this bond and one recently marketed by Beach Point Capital – which included mortgages funded by Citadel Servicing Corp. – were oversubscribed.

The FHFA also is promising to evaluate GSE underwriting criteria to improve access to single-family credit...

The profit margin outlook “has gradually trended down each quarter this year,” Fannie Mae said.

The Fed hiked rates. So what! It was already built into current pricing...