The MBA is taking its concerns about rising costs for obtaining credit scores to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission, among other entities.

Purchase-mortgage applications increased even as interest rates inched up.

The government-sponsored enterprise said it has identified a significant number of fraudulent appraisals tied to mortgages originated between 2021 and 2023.

The cyberattack on loanDepot occurred in early January but the company is unsure of material losses...

The primary MI share in the agency market rose from 50.4% in 2022 to 62.9% in 2023.

If the government-insured mortgage programs don't follow FHFA in shifting to a bi-merge process, then it's not worth making the switch for GSE loans, according to CHLA.

"Our expectation remains that the next quarter will be amongst the toughest the industry has seen in the last 15 years," said Matt Scurlock, a managing director and chief financial officer at Texas Capital Bank.

Many of loanDepot's consumer-facing websites went back online Thursday.

Home sellers are now more willing to consider bids tied to FHA and VA mortgages.

Rate locks declined by 14% on a monthly basis in December, driven by fewer locks for purchase mortgages.