Home Mortgage

One of the country's largest overseers of troubled home loans, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc., is quietly trying to sell a $100 million insurance agency that doesn't appear to exist.

Companies overseeing millions of mortgage loans appear to be skirting new federal regulations and legal settlements intended to stop them profiteering at the expense of troubled homeowners.

Citigroup will pay $7 billion to settle an investigation into risky subprime mortgages, the type that helped fuel the financial crisis.

Boosted by rising home prices, government-run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac posted combined third-quarter profits of nearly $40 billion.

The presidential hopeful initially asked $35 million but reportedly settled for $21 million.

During the holidays, seasonal decorations are a common sight on shingles and lawns across the country. The standard trimmings of lights and inflatable Santas make for a cheery atmosphere, but what do you do when you are kept up at night by a sea of light, blaring music or a flood of awe-struck onlookers?

Homes in liberal states have appreciated more since 2012, but that's because they crashed harder during the recession.

The regulator for U.S. housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said on Friday it wants the two firms to provide more support to low-income Americans taking out mortgages and refinancing their loans.

Fannie Mae will soon send the U.S. Treasury $7.2 billion, a dividend that makes taxpayers whole for the 2008 bailout of the mortgage-finance giant and its sibling company Freddie Mac.

A New York regulator has indefinitely postponed Ocwen Financial's $2.7 billion acquisition of mortgage-servicing rights from Wells Fargo.

National City Bank, which is owned by PNC, agreed to pay $35 million to settle charges of discriminatory lending practices against minorities.

As the housing market continues to improve, struggling homeowners will get more time to take advantage of a federal consumer-mortgage initiative.

Homeowners, victim to Sandy, are feeling dramatic flood insurance increases that could create ghost towns nationwide.

Thanks to Apartment List, renters now have the ability to take a three-dimensional “look” into listed apartments that functions similar to Google’s Street View.

The home information provider agreed to purchase New York City real estate website StreetEasy for $50 million. 

Worried you might be missing out on tax breaks by renting? The truth may surprise you.

If you own a home, or sold one in the previous year, you may be entitled to tax breaks.

To benefit from the tax-free gain, you must live in your home for at least two of the five years leading up to the sale.

Paying your January mortgage and yearly property taxes in December pays off at tax time.

You must take into consideration several factors when calculating capital gains tax.