The first five years of homeownership are often the most challenging financially for first-time buyers.

United Wholesale Mortgage barely edged out PennyMac as the top issuer of agency MBS in 2023.

JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank retail lender, sold $9.23 billion of mortgages in the third quarter, up 5.5% from the second quarter.

Lenders must maintain policies and procedures that detail the underwriting factors they used and retain documentation showing how they took those factors into account in the ability-to-repay determination.

First American's affiliated bank is operational and the title insurance provider's email system was restored.

Home price appreciation and concerns about the economy look to be outweighing the recent decline in interest rates.

The industry expects robust bulk MSR trading during the first quarter.

First American stressed that all funds associated with the company were secure.

To obtain FHLBank membership, an institution must hold at least 10% of its assets in residential mortgage assets.

Lower interest rates didn't translate into higher home sales in November.