Mortgage rates top 5%, hitting a 7-year high
If you're looking to buy a home, be prepared to pay a heftier mortgage than friends who purchased houses in the past few years.
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Donations pay mortgage for family of slain officer
The wife of a police officer killed in the line of duty "can't express enough thanks" to members of her Massachusetts community and beyond for helping pay off her mortgage.
Royal Bank of Scotland will pay record fine for crisis-era misconduct
Royal Bank of Scotland will pay $4.9 billion to settle charges that it misled investors ahead of the 2008 financial crisis.
Wells Fargo says hundreds of customers lost homes after computer glitch
Hundreds of people had their homes foreclosed on after software used by Wells Fargo incorrectly denied them mortgage modifications.
GE warns its subprime mortgage unit could file for bankruptcy
General Electric is still haunted by its disastrous adventure in subprime mortgage lending more than a decade ago.
Wells Fargo accused of preying on black, Latino homebuyers in Calif.
Wells Fargo discriminated against black and Latino homebuyers in Sacramento, California, by pushing them into more expensive mortgages than white borrowers, according to a federal lawsuit that cites former employees.
Government shutdown will delay thousands of mortgages every day
Thousands of new-home buyers every day could find their mortgages held up until lawmakers reach a deal to reopen the federal government.The processing of mortgages backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Federal Housing Administration and the Rural Housing…
Home prices are sky high, but mortgages are still cheap
Real estate is crazy expensive.
39M households paying more for housing than they can afford
Rising housing costs are putting a major squeeze on Americans.
