Low vacancy directs lenders to Midwest zombie and investor stock
Aug 28, 2026A dearth of vacant properties means potential buyers may need to look for other opportunities in their search for a...
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Share of equity rich, mortgaged properties nears 5-year low
Aug 20, 2026The estimated share of mortgaged properties with at least half of their equity available has now officially sunk to a...
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Mortgage
States sue OCC over mortgage escrow interest pre-emption
Aug 12, 2026A group of state attorneys general, led by Oregon and New York, are suing the Office of the Comptroller of...
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Mortgage
Large drop in new defaults may signal reprieve for servicers
Jul 27, 2026A performance measure for Federal Housing Administration-insured loans improved markedly in the past month, according to the latest numbers from...
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Mortgage
Annaly buys non-QM, agency servicing opportunistically in 2Q
Jul 23, 2026Annaly Capital Management’s purchases of loans and servicing contributed to a profitable second quarter above most consensus estimates, but its...
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Mortgage
31 of 50 riskiest housing markets cluster in 4 states
Jun 4, 2026Of the 50 U.S. counties with the risk for distressed properties, 31 are concentrated in four states, led by Florida,...
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Mortgage
Mortgage tech roundup: New tools for lenders and brokers
May 29, 2026In the heat of the homebuying season, multiple companies in the mortgage industry are rolling out new products to stand...
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Mortgage
Household debt at a high, risks lurk beneath stable arrears
May 14, 2026Household debt inched up to another record high in the first quarter even though nonmortgage-related debt drifted lower with a...
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Mortgage
California bills would pause mortgage payments in disasters
Apr 28, 2026Three wildfire-relief bills, including one that would let homeowners pause mortgage payments after a disaster declaration, cleared their respective California...
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Mortgage
MBA renews press for limited single report as scores compete
Apr 24, 2026Now that there are formal government-sponsored enterprise guidelines for score modernization that help fulfill a legislative mandate, the Mortgage Bankers...
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