In a move to boost U.S. homeownership, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been approved to take rental history into account ...

As home sales have slowed, properties are taking longer to sell. That’s led to a sharply higher inventory of homes on the ...

For millions of Americans, the dream of homeownership is becoming increasingly elusive — and in California, the financial barrier is especially high. A new analysis of housing affordability ...

Your credit score tells lenders how likely you are to repay a large debt like a mortgage on time. Related: Bank of America ...

Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte announced that lenders may start using VantageScore, a rival to the Fair ...

A Calistoga city councilmember is being sued for elder abuse, accused of coercing an 84-year-old woman into a reverse mortgage for his financial gain.

A New York foreclosure case involving a previously satisfied mortgage led to a key Appellate Division ruling. The court upheld the rights of a third-party property owner to intervene and rejected the ...

Reinstated mortgage insurance premium deductibility and a higher cap on state and local tax deductions could change whether ...

The prevailing sentiment surrounding AGNC Investment Corp. has turned quite bullish, but I believe the bulls have overlooked ...

Optimal Blue reported that total lock volume increased by 1.95% compared to May, after volume dropped by 5.87% compared to ...

Bad news first: mortgage rates have been moving steadily higher in July with the average top tier 30yr fixed scenario rising ...

Now is the time to admit that easy-money policy and corporate bailouts—imposed in the name of increasing homeownership—has ...