Insurance payouts can accrue significant interest while the money sits in escrow during rebuilding, say proponents of a bill ...

Homeownership is harder than ever to achieve. Fortunately, you can leverage your home equity to help your kids become homeowners by taking out a home equity loan.

FHA loan requirements are often more relaxed than the rules around conventional mortgage financing. Find FHA loan ...

Abandoning recent improvements in federal mortgage loss-mitigation programs would be a mistake, writes the president of the ...

"Conventional delinquencies remain near historical lows, but FHA and VA delinquencies are increasing at a faster pace," the ...

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates have been trending lower, but where they go next depends on ...

The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance decreased to 6.93% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The 15-year, fixed ...

SEATTLE (AP) — It’s one thing to fix your home after something basic has gone wrong, but it’s a different beast to rebuild and recover after a major natural disaster has destroyed multiple properties ...

Delinquencies on Federal Housing Administration loans, typically used by first-time home buyers, rose 74 basis points in 2024. A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point. Delinquencies on FHA ...

As federal agencies look for ways to improve housing affordability, the MBA is calling for a reduction in mortgage insurance ...

This paper proposes that the adoption of the modern U.S. mortgage (i.e., low down payment, long-term, and fixed-rate)—led by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Veteran’s Administration (VA) ...