ACI Worldwide admits no wrongdoing in settling CFPB's first-ever enforcement action over handling of consumer data in the processing of mortgage payments
Mortgage loan servicers collecting payments on loans guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 2.36M 'home retention actions' during the COVID-19 pandemic
Rates for mortgages backed by Fannie and Freddie continue to ease despite tough talk on inflation from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, but liquidity issues put pressure on bigger loans
New artificial intelligence technology can recommend real estate listings based on neighborhoods' ethnic makeup. Experts are worried about the tech's potential for discrimination
Study finds that homes located within historically redlined neighborhoods tend to have lower property values because they have less living space and smaller lot sizes
Loan servicer Mr. Cooper is 'deeply disappointed' that the HUD OIG audit focused on problems it says were mostly technical, rather than on borrower outcomes
The Array Apartments in Austin, Texas, has announced a 'mandatory' curfew between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. each night. But legal experts are skeptical such a rule can be enforced
High property taxes in Texas have in the past canceled out some of the state's affordability advantages. But political leaders are looking for ways to reduce homeowners' tax burden
Proposed standards would include random sample testing and reviews to protect against data manipulation and ensure a 'high level of confidence' in the estimates produced by AVMs
The company says only nine of its nearly 40,000 units in New York have been approved under the new law — which Airbnb claims is meant to drive out short-term rentals
House lawmakers with differing views on Fannie and Freddie ask SEC not to hinder a system that private mortgage insurers have used to transfer nearly $68B in risk since 2015
A homebuyer taking out a $300K loan could end up overpaying by $1,200 a year — and even more if they're in the market for a jumbo, FHA or VA mortgage, according to a new CFPB analysis
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The National Asian American Coalition says only a small percentage of the counseling sessions it billed California $12M for were actually provided
Investors claimed they were misled about bank's progress in fixing governance and oversight issues that came to light in wake of 2016 'fake accounts' scandal
Lending industry groups like the Mortgage Bankers Association called fee based on borrower's debt-to-income ratio 'unworkable'