Mortgages

Ocwen Financial and its subsidiaries faced a slew of accusations from federal and state regulators on Thursday, which raised questions about whether the firm could survive.

Earnings per share fell a nickel short of estimates due in part to lower-than-expected revenue from the origination and sale of mortgages.

Upcoming changes to how banks report mortgage activity to the government will have an undeniable impact on Community Reinvestment Act exams, but regulators have been silent on how they will use the data.

The New York bank has rapidly expanded its commercial real estate lending over the last several years, but now it is ready to slow down a bit and add more commercial and industrial loans to the mix.

Wintrust’s mortgage revenues fell in the first quarter, but net interest income picked up the slack.

Loan growth and increased fee income helped offset slightly higher expenses in the first quarter.

Homebuilders looking for single-family construction loans may have better luck with small and midsize banks than larger ones, according to a report by the National Association of Home Builders.

The Birmingham, Ala., company's profit climbed 8% as higher market interest rates and investment securities balances offset lower average loan balances.

Why a simple conversation about ordering checks should have led to a loan...but didn't.

After years of sitting on the sidelines of the housing market, a growing population of millennials has begun to embrace the financial benefits of owning a home.

Record loan originations and the continued accumulation of wealth management assets added up to 12% earnings growth at the San Francisco bank.

After years of sitting on the sidelines of the housing market, a growing population of millennials has begun to embrace the financial benefits of owning a home.

On Dec. 31, 2016. Dollars in thousands

On Dec. 31, 2016. Dollars in thousands

The bill from three GOP senators would require Truth in Lending Act disclosures for so-called Property Assessed Clean Energy loans, which are currently exempt from the law.

Millennial homeowners are more likely to be current and future users of home equity lines of credit than either Gen-Xers or baby boomers.

In his annual letter to shareholders, M&T Bank chief Robert Wilmers laid out in compelling detail how government policies intended to protect American families have ultimately stymied economic growth.

Speaking at a town hall event in Washington, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said that post-crisis regulations have made mortgages too costly for consumers — and made homeownership unattainable for borrowers with low incomes or blemished credit histories.

Opes Advisors has 39 locations in California, Oregon and Washington. The firm generated $3 billion in mortgages last year.

New research from the New York Fed confirms a lingering worry for the banking industry: More prime-age, college-educated borrowers are delaying the decision to take out their first mortgage as they focus instead on paying off their student loans.