In the first criminal case involving robo-signing of mortgage documents, Nevada's attorney filed charges Wednesday against two people accused of filing tens of thousands of false documents.

The top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac traveled to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to defend the payment of millions of dollars in deferred salary and bonuses to senior leadership at their firms.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is expanding its Mortgage Partnership Finance (MPF) product line for Fannie Mae-eligible loans by offering a 'servicing released' option for the first time.

CoreLogic launched a new set of services designed specifically to address the anticipated increase in refinance activity expected from revisions to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP).

Yesterday's Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac released further guidelines for the Home Affordable Refinace Program (HARP).

Australian and New Zealand Bank Group (ANZ) test drove the first covered bond under Australia's new legal framework.

The House Financial Services Committee approved a bill Tuesday by a 52 to 4 vote that would limit executives' salaries at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and remove any extra "bonus" pay.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes improved but remained quite low as the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) housing market index — a monthly gauge of builder sentiment — gained to 20 in November from 17 in October.

Mortgage application activity tumbled 10% in the week ending Nov.11, said the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), despite mortgage rates holding steady.

House and Senate appropriators approved more funds for a foreclosure mitigation program and included another short-term extension of the National Flood Insurance Program in a spending bill expected to pass this week.

First-time home buyers are no longer a force to be reckoned with.

Two Michigan registers of deeds have filed a class action lawsuit against Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS) for allegedly not paying proper county and state transfer taxes.