Questions about the future of the mortgage giants remain, but lending industry welcomes veteran regulator to lead FHFA
Dec 14
At Connect Now, team leaders Chris Suarez and Ben Kinney share how they built a $1B proptech unicorn
Dec 14
The smallest of the big four title insurers, Stewart and Old Republic, posted the strongest third-quarter growth
Dec 13
Southport Acquisition Corp. seeking companies with $50M to $100M in revenues that are valued between $1B and $2B, the company said in an investor prospectus on Friday
Dec 10
CFO Kevin Ryan will serve as interim CEO as the mortgage company continues to pursue SPAC merger. Read Vishal Garg's full letter to employees here.
Dec 10
Amerant Bank launched its mortgage joint venture with industry veterans who share a vision of a 'highly efficient, and profitable nationwide mortgage banking business.'
Dec 10
Latest funding round brings total raised since 2019 to $22 million
Dec 9
Maxwell Processor Edge uses machine learning to help loan processors tackle more work while also cutting loan approval times
Dec 9
Redwood Trust, which issues 'jumbo' loans that are off limits to Fannie and Freddie, said in a new critique that costlier markets are better served by private lenders
Dec 8
Regulators spell out rules for transitioning ARM borrowers to other indexes by 2023
Dec 7
Acquisitions also paving way for expansion into related software verticals including mortgage, title and home warranty
Dec 6
Company says it's positioned for growth as lenders shift their focus from refinancing mortgages to providing purchase loans
Dec 2
Applications to refinance fell 41% from a year ago as rates increased for the third week in a row, according to The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey
Dec 1
Fed chair Jerome Powell says economy is 'very strong' and inflation now looks like more than a transitory issue
Nov 30
An 18% increase in conforming loan limit, to $647,200, is the biggest leap in records dating to 1970
Nov 30
Deal geared at helping investors acquire and liquidate individual single-family rental properties, or entire portfolios, more efficiently
Nov 30
Prospects for acclerated tapering of mortgage purchases in January now in doubt
Nov 29
Fed policymakers are prepared to adjust the pace of asset purchases if inflation continues to run hot, minutes released Wednesday of their Nov. 3 meeting show
Nov 24
Purchase loans were up 5% last week and applications by homeowners to refinance existing mortgages were up 0.4% week over week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association
Nov 24
Strategic investment by Canadian private equity firm Novacap provides fuel for growth
Nov 23