The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it has filed a proposed order that would enact a $3.95 million fine against Freedom Mortgage Corporation for submitting “error-riddled mortgage loan data” to federal regulators. The proposed order would also...
WalletHub has issued its 2024 listing of the nation’s best- and worst-run cities, with a somewhat under-the-radar city ranking highest and a very prominent metropolis occupying the bottom ranking. For its list, WalletHub compared 148 of the most populated cities...
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes reached its lowest reading since December 2023, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). For June, the HMI dropped two points from...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered three reverse mortgage servicing companies to cease operating in their industry, citing what the regulator described as “illegal activities that harmed older homeowners and caused them to fear losing their...
Dallas-headquartered PrimeLending has added a new home equity loan product to its offerings. The new loan product offers a fixed-rate repayment over a 30-year term. In announcing the product, the company pointed to Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis data that noted how...
Nearly two-thirds of European renters (64%) said they lack the funds for a down payment on a home, while more than half (58%) don’t believe they can save enough for a down payment over the next three years, according to a new survey released by Adevinta, an online...
