The 30-year fixed fell to 6.37% after a two-week ceasefire tempered war-driven volatility, but economists warn the spring housing market faces continued turbulence.

Washington State charged Newrez after a consumer investigation, with the notice following recent enforcement action against Luminate Home Loans.

United Wholesale Mortgage lost ground to RKT in one category but held onto a healthy lead in another, an analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data shows.

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley repeated his long-standing criticism of Fair Isaac Corp. in a letter noting the detrimental impact of its prices on home buyers.

United Wholesale Mortgage is offering revised terms. The mortgage real-estate investment trust that owns RoundPoint also received a third offer it's considering.

The delay in its shareholder meeting to approve the sale to UWM Holdings could put Two Harbors back in play, but will it get the same price from another buyer?

Hale Capital Management purchased Voxtur Analytics after a tumultuous past few years that included financial struggles, and rebranded it as Apex Analytics.

CEO Anthony Hsieh said refinances should provide notable benefit to its direct lending unit a day after LoanDepot announced a return to the wholesale channel.

In a letter to regulators, the consortium of organizations recommended regulatory changes affecting a range of rules from risk weights to warehouse financing.

Cryptocurrency development in the mortgage industry has accelerated in no small part from easing regulation and a push from FHFA Director Bill Pulte.

Lenders shouldn't expect the latest jobs numbers to yield major monetary policy moves after the unemployment rate came in mostly flat last month, experts say.

National home prices grew monthly and annually in October, but considerably less than last year, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.

Bank merger and acquisition activity rebounded this year, led by Fifth Third's $10.9 billion proposed purchase of Comerica. Huntington, PNC and Columbia were involved in some of the other biggest deals announced in 2025.

The national mortgage delinquency rate jumped to 3.85% in November, up 15% month over month and 2.79% year over year, according to ICE Mortgage Technology.

Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services recommended approval of Fifth Third's $10.9 billion proposed acquisition of Comerica.

The acquisition forms the eighth largest mortgage servicer nationwide, with a combined $400 billion in mortgage servicing rights.

The industry expects resilient market conditions and fewer defaults, plus cheaper financing that supports M&A activity and more CLO issuance in 2026.

Hildene, which partners with Crosscountry Mortgage for non-QM securitizations, is doing this deal as part of its buy of an annuity provider, SILAC.

Fortress has been one of the most active home equity investment firms in November, investing $1 billion in Cornerstone.

The Tacoma, Washington-based bank, which has completed two mergers since 2023, said Thursday that it will buy back up to $700 million of its own shares over the next year.