Mortgages

Lower investment values, lost wages, and high home prices make this an expensive time to split.

A pilot conducted with a handful of independent financial advisors has transitioned to a full roll-out, with the lender offering a discount of up to $5,000 to potential borrowers through the broker-dealer.

Elizabeth Warren asked the Federal Reserve this week to force the spinoff of the bank’s nonbanking operations. Wells, which was recently hit with another $250 million fine, countered that it has made significant progress in improving its risk management and addressing misconduct.

Will the giant tax incentive thrive as a tool to defer, minimize and eliminate capital gains tax?

What's the safest, most effective way to provide financial assistance? Ultimately, it's about control and trust.

Average earnings and housing costs are just some of the factors taken into account in a new report.

Known for giving away its signature canary-hued Converse to employees and clients, this small API-centric fintech is poised to become a significant player in open banking thanks to parent company Mastercard and its vendor status with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Although home prices have been surging, Bloomberg’s Alexis Leondis suggests a housing supply shortage will keep values from collapsing in the near future.

A hunt for heavily-short stocks has delivered millions of dollars to wealthy executives and investors.

In the first episode of the five-part documentary series, we look at how disparities in net worth and mortgage discrimination impact Black home ownership — and why it's impossible to close the gaps without attacking systemic racism.

This five-part series is a comprehensive effort to explain the racial discrimination Black Americans face in our financial system.

More than 40% of Black and Hispanic adults say they have used money from a savings or retirement account to pay their bills since the outbreak began, a survey finds.

A second-term Trump administration would likely continue its deregulatory efforts, focus on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's exit from conservatorship, and seek to facilitate fintech participation in the banking system.

As anxious as they may be to take advantage of the opportunity, there are pitfalls and hidden costs, advisors warn.

Democrats Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Brian Schatz of Hawaii have sent a letter to CEO Charlie Scharf demanding a response to news reports that the bank has been placing borrowers into forbearance plans without their consent.

At the height of pandemic-related job losses, 18.9% of Americans with disabilities were unemployed, data show.

Today's near-3% rate is pretty extraordinary. If you don’t have a professional loan advisor in your network, now is the time to get one, writes our columnist.

Mortgage rates slid further this week, as the conforming 30-year fixed loan fell below the 3% mark for the first time in the 50 years Freddie Mac has tracked this information.

The Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee called for a public credit reporting agency and for the Postal Service to offer financial services, among other proposals issued through a unity task force with Bernie Sanders. But analysts suggest the recommendations are more about electoral politics than pushing for real reforms.