Closing times are improving but not by leaps and bounds.

First Republic, which lends to the affluent, earned $148.87 million in the first quarter of 2016, up 6.3 percent from the previous period...

Investors take note: The collateral has a current interest rate of 8.15 percent.

Would you lend money to your relatives? One mortgage firm has made it a business model...

Researcher Tom Popik said lenders may be missing opportunities to leverage strong homebuyer contacts acquired through the mortgage preapproval process.

Shelby noted that Congress “has a responsibility to conduct proper oversight” over the FHFA and the GSEs.

Many non-agency MBS investors insist that they aren’t comfortable with the liability posed by TRID…

Although there hasn’t been a lot of good news on PHH of late, one analyst we spoke with noted a positive: “They still have plenty of cash on their books…”

To date, the CFPB has declined to issue formal guidance on assignee liability and TRID. Instead, the regulator has held several informational webinars on the rule.

Four of the five largest IO lenders in the group are commercial banks…