Like nearly every financial firm that reported earnings for Q1, Goldman Sachs' profits took a major hit. What drove the decline?
Read More »ATR Rule Sends Borrower Claims Packing
Borrower claims appear to be fleeing the housing market two years after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau introduced the Ability to Repay rule for mortgage servicers.
Read More »The Reemergence of First-time Home Buyers
First-time buyer volume rose significantly in March 2016, driven by continued labor market improvements, riskier mortgage lending, and historically low mortgage rates.
Read More »Ten Real Estate Investment Hot Spots
New, healthy housing markets are emerging in the midst of continued improvement in the job market. Which markets present the most opportunity for investors?
Read More »Freedom Mortgage Resolves FHA Allegations
Freedom Mortgage Corp., is the latest company to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting single-family mortgage loans insured by the FHA that did not meet the mortgage insurer's requirements.
Read More »CoreLogic to Bring GSE Condo Project Questionnaires into CondoSafe
CoreLogic, a global property information, analytics, and data-enabled services provider, announced that its condominium project review solution, CondoSafe, will support the new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Condominium Project Questionnaires that the GSEs announced on March 29, 2016.
Read More »New SFR Association to Expand Market’s Influence
The Single-Family Rental Association will lead the SFR sector in identifying emerging trends, discussing solutions, and formulating best practices.
Read More »The New 21st Century Housing Finance System
America's housing finance system is in what some call a "dysfunctional limbo." Not only is it underperforming, but it is also outdated and in desperate need of a complete revamping among its mission, activities, products, and services.
Read More »Mortgage Banking Sector Suffers at PNC
The PNC Financial Services Group's residential mortgage banking division faced losses at the start of the year due to losses related to mortgage servicing rights and lower loan sales.
Read More »FHFA Throws Struggling Homeowners a Lifeline
For seriously delinquent, underwater homeowners struggling through the murky aftermath of the financial crisis, help is on the way in the form of a gift from the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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