Mortgages

The massive flooding in Texas is sure to put pressure on lawmakers to resolve differences over the National Flood Insurance Program, but a short-term extension of the program is still the most likely scenario.

Fed chair says post-crisis financial reforms have strengthened the banking system and the economy; consumers again comfortable borrowing against their home equity.

With Hurricane Harvey rapidly making its way toward the Texas coast, lenders and servicers have activated business continuity plans to accommodate pending transactions and provide options and support to existing borrowers affected by the storm.

U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo to use Blend software to speed up mortgage origination processes; Robert Kaplan wants to keep stress tests on big banks.

Lenders will not have to report data on open-ended home equity lines of credit in 2018 or 2019 if they originated fewer than 500 HELOCs the preceding year, the bureau said.

Austin, Texas-based CU has seen growth in auto, mortgage and commercial lending.

The gulf between those at the upper ends of the wealth ladder and lower-income Americans has worsened markedly since the financial crisis, despite the trillions of subsidies that taxpayers provide for housing.

On March 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands

On March 31, 2017. Dollars in thousands

The bank agrees to pay $6 million to a California couple a judge said was illegally foreclosed on; do rewards programs help or hurt card issuers?

A Fed committee studying Libor’s replacement has dwelled heavily on the potential impact to the derivatives market. Loans may become a bigger part of the conversation later this year, but the panel plans to leave a lot of the specifics up to lenders.

The Home Affordable Refinance Program will now expire on Dec. 31, 2018, the FHFA said.

Auto, personal and credit card originations have fallen as delinquencies have risen, but researchers called the slowdown a temporary rebalancing by lenders.

As expected, the bank elevates its vice chairman, former Federal Reserve Governor Elizabeth Duke, to the top spot; credit card delinquency rates rise along with balances.

Balances 90 days past due are noticeably higher in 2017, new N.Y. Fed data shows. Though the trend has a lot to do with positives like economic expansion and easier access to credit, officials say it deserves careful attention.

Despite rising home prices and a market where many older homeowners are loath to sell, home equity line of credit lending remains muted in all but one corner of the industry: credit unions.

Readers weigh in on a proposal to ease the leverage ratio, how post-crisis regulations have influenced lending, a CFPB overdraft fee study, and more.

Picking a new benchmark for adjustable-rate mortgages is the easy part. Industrywide implementation is where things get tricky.

FHA loans made by millennial home buyers have been steadily decreasing the past four months, indicating they may be able to afford more at the moment.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is said to be drawing on ongoing investigations, including one by federal prosecutors into whether former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort laundered money from eastern Europe into New York properties.