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Mortgages? Big banks may be throwing in the towel

Mortgages? Big banks may be throwing in the towel

Markets 28 Apr, 2019

Big banks are increasingly coming to a reckoning that making mortgages is no longer the best business to be in, if earni...

U.S. new home sales hit one-and-a-half-year high on lower mortgages, prices

U.S. new home sales hit one-and-a-half-year high on lower mortgages, prices

Business 23 Apr, 2019

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rose to a near 1-1/2-year high in March, boosted by lower mortgage rates and house...

The Wall Street Journal: FHA tightens underwriting standards on government-backed mortgages

The Wall Street Journal: FHA tightens underwriting standards on government-backed mortgages

Markets 25 Mar, 2019

The federal agency that insures mortgages for first-time home buyers is tightening its standards, concerned it is allowi...

Outside the Box: Why out-of-control bubble-era mortgages still threaten to smash major U.S. housing markets

Outside the Box: Why out-of-control bubble-era mortgages still threaten to smash major U.S. housing markets

Markets 18 Mar, 2019

Cash-out refinancing fallout threatens home prices, writes Keith Jurow.