Mortgages

The government is pushing up mortgage prices to dangerous levels by easing credit standards in a market where supply is low but demand is high.

TriStar Bank in Tennessee says a shortage of appraisers is slowing down its commercial real estate lending and raising the cost of appraisals. The claim has outraged appraisers, who argue that the bank is simply trying to avoid paying their fees.

Applications can now be made on the bank's app or website, but closings will still be in person. With this move, BofA joins Quicken Loans, Lenda, SoFi and others offering a mostly digital mortgage. The trend is sure to continue.

Proposal would lower capital requirements for some, raise them for others; Mulvaney says enforcement division will continue to police lending discrimination.

Following its acquisition last November of Capital Bank in North Carolina, First Horizon will fund mortgage and small-business lending in low-income areas of the Southeast and expand its vendor relationships with minority-owned firms.

According to the Reuters report, which cited unnamed sources, acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney is seeking a settlement with Wells over claims related to force-placed auto insurance and improper mortgage fees.

Loosening lending standards can actually increase the odds that banks get sued for discrimination.

The reserve bank's proposal to address banks and nonbanks that remain "too big to fail" does not include two of the largest such institutions: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

GSE reform a likely scratch from this year’s to-do list; banks’ difficulties in speaking emoji; reactions to Mick Mulvaney’s plans for the CFPB; and more.

The Auburn Hills, Mich.-based credit union serves 200,000 members with more than $2.3 billion in assets.

CFPB acting director uses the senator’s own words against her; Wall Street veteran’s addition shows the German bank is committed to U.S. investment banking.

Two lenders have been punished by Ginnie Mae amid its concern that they enabled costly rapid refinances of veterans' home loans.

Late-payment rates at banks declined in nine out of the 11 consumer loan categories tracked by the American Bankers Association, including credit cards, auto loans and personal loans.

The dominant player in manufactured housing lauded the Trump administration's review of construction standards, but other commenters worry the plan will undermine housing quality.

Mortgage borrowers collectively hold more equity in their homes than at any other time on record, but while some analysis shows they've been slow to borrow against this newfound wealth, credit union home equity lending was up significantly last year.

Momentum to overhaul the mortgage finance system had been slipping, and with Democrats divided over the Senate's banking relief bill there's virtually no chance more bipartisan deals can be worked out.

Banks that scored high in customer-satisfaction ratings did so for their front-line service, not their tech capabilities, a study finds.

The annual progress report on the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conservatorships reiterated that a new credit score model will likely not be operational until after the implementation of a new Single Security Initiative.

A BankThink argues that Treasury's GSE cash infusions are just the return of stolen money; MUFG wants its Union Bank to be one of the nation's 10 largest; fintech promises a 30-minute mortgage; and more.