The White House plan to lower premiums on federally issued mortgages will boost homeownership but doesn't do enough to reinvigorate the market.
Out of the 25 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, Minneapolis was named the most affordable city in 2014, while San Francisco came in last.
Stagnant wage growth continues to weigh on U.S. consumers, with home ownership still unaffordable for most Americans.
The U.S. economy misses out on billions of dollars in consumer spending when homeowners don't refinance.
Three years ago, the automotive market's contribution to the U.S. economy was contracting. Not any more.
Policymakers have become increasingly concerned about the rapid rise in house prices, which are growing at around 10 percent annually.
The Justice Department hasn't responded to Bank of America’s request.
Elizabeth Warren's hopes for a deal to tackle $1 trillion student debt load isn't going anywhere.
The company's lower loan loss provision is yet another data point regarding a growing housing market, and an expanding U.S. economy.
Investors Unite, a new tax-exempt group, wants to protect the rights of shareholders in the bailed-out mortgage finance companies.
Rep. Mark Takano has called for more oversight of rental-backed securities, a new financial innovation introduced by Blackstone late in 2013.
RealtyTrac, in its report released Monday, said that foreclosure filings were down 53 percent from their peak in 2010.
A companion question: Were U.S. home prices buoyed artificially by business investors in the market for quick profits?
Student debt, now more than $1 trillion combined, affects graduates' credit scores and ability to buy a home.
New U.S. mortgage applications fell 15 percent in October, after they'd peaked only five months earlier, according to S&P data.
Federal Reserve encourages banks to workout payment schedules with cash-strapped government employees.
Foreclosures were concentrated in poorer neighborhoods, with wealthy investors snapping up cheap homes to sell a few years later.
With banks rejecting more people than ever for mortgages, what do you need to consider before applying for one?
Foreclosure rates are slowing in America, but in some states they remain well above the national average.
Freddie Mac by failing to pursue thousands of foreclosed mortgages lost the opportunity to recover $4.6 billion in shortfalls.
The Realtors Ass'n reported that home prices continued to rise even as mortgage interest rates climbed to the highest in two years.
With the markets fearing when the Fed will taper QE, is now the time to refinance as mortgage interest rates are at historical lows?