Recently, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) solicited feedback on how to enhance the HECM program.

Veterans First Mortgage is a U.S.-based direct lender specializing in home loans for active service members, veterans and their spouses. It focuses on government-backed mortgage programs and has staff ...

Critical defects found in post-closing reviews increased more than 15% in Q2 2025, according to ACES Quality Management, as ...

Homebuyers and homeowners who are hoping to secure certain types of mortgages will still need to practice patience.

As I type these words, I am sitting in front of one of Chuck Berry’s early residences in St. Louis. STL has a good musical reputation, a fine mortgage association, a Fed that puts out great research, ...

Understanding Your Financial Health Before embarking on the journey toward homeownership, it's crucial to take a thorough and ...

Do you want to buy a house with no money down or very little out of your pocket? I have personally done several of these.

Ore., and Byron Donalds, R-Fla., said Monday they have introduced the bipartisan Appraisal Industry Improvement Act to help ...

The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance climbed to 6.43% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The 15-year, ...

For most families, owning a home is the primary way to accumulate wealth and transfer that wealth to future generations.

You don't need extra money to build home equity faster — just smarter strategies. These moves can help you own your home ...

It sounds worrying that 53% of American homes lost value over the last 12 months. But most homeowners have little to worry ...