Mortgages

Key data points have shown price and wage pressures continue to dissipate, which should bolster the case for an end to rate increases, but strong labor-market activity may keep policymakers uneasy.

A 2018 report laid the groundwork for the Biden administration's push to root out discrimination in home valuation. A counter study says no such practices exist.

The average for a 30-year home loan marked the fourth straight week of increases, according to Freddie Mac.

The verdict ends a decade-long lawsuit over the Federal Housing Finance Agency's amendment to a stock repurchase agreement in 2012.

UBS Group AG agreed to pay $1.44 billion to settle a case with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding how it handled residential mortgage-backed securities. 

Banking and housing experts say that if additional capital burdens spur large banks to pull back on mortgage origination, servicing and funding, the ripple effects could be felt more intensely in the housing market than on banks' bottom lines.

Incidents have increased by five times on a quarter-to-quarter basis, starting with the shift in deposit relationships after Silicon Valley Bank failed, CertifID said.

Profit in the first half of the year at the 11 Home Loan banks already exceeds 2022's total.

The company is rolling out a special-purpose credit program to help address what it describes as "the biggest barriers to achieving homeownership." Such programs are gaining popularity among banks.

But a Zillow economist argues that there's plenty of evidence suggesting strong GDP and job growth had more to do with the increase than what Fitch did.