Lending

The mismatch between demand for new homes and the supply threatens to drive up prices and dampen lending.

Whitefish Credit Union business lending office announces four moves, Pennsylvania CU Foundation board news and more.

Home equity portfolios have shrunk at banks, but credit unions and nonbank lenders helped fuel the surge in home equity lines last year.

Enterprise Car Sales helped rev up auto lending among its credit union partners, generating roughly $500 million in auto loans during 2015.

Credit unions are outperforming other auto lenders, but experts warn some may need to rethink their pricing for risk.

Remember those homeowners who walked away from their underwater mortgages even though they could still afford their loans? They're back, this time as prospective borrowers.

Two of the think tank's incubator projects are being moved to the next phase after demonstrating they can help provide the underserved with access to financial services.

While most federal financial regulators use enforcement actions as a way to shape industry practices, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking that to a whole other level, frequently using orders as a substitute for new rules or guidelines.

WASHINGTON — Key Democratic lawmakers are urging the Department of Housing and Urban Development to tighten its program for selling nonperforming guaranteed loans to ensure servicers have exhausted all loss mitigation options before the loans are sold to private investors.

It's easier than ever for consumers to take out personal loans to pay down high-cost debt or fund big-ticket purchases, and two new studies show that they are taking full advantage of their options.