The Real Word: How fear and uncertainty is changing the mortgage industry

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, they discuss changes in mortgage guidelines and other ways the real estate market is reacting to uncertainty. Continue reading

Ways to Bolster Your Finances Due to the Coronavirus

The coronavirus outbreak, we know, is a health crisis and a national economic crisis. It’s also, for many Americans, a personal-finance crisis. Many of us, especially those in our 50s or 60s, are now very worried about our money due to the pandemic. Th… Continue reading

FHA and VA latest mortgage servicers to relax standards

The federal mortgage servicers recently joined Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in offering alternatives to traditional appraisals and employment verifications. Continue reading

Digital mortgage lender Better.com to hire laid off hospitality workers

The company is aiming to hire 1,000 additional workers this year and wants to pull from the industry hit hardest by coronavirus-fuled layoffs. Continue reading

Housing protections in the stimulus bill explained

The 880-page bill signed into law by Trump on Friday includes credit protections, foreclosure moratoriums and forbearance on some mortgages. Continue reading

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac ease appraisal standards amid coronavirus

The federal loan servicers announced an adjustment of long-held appraisal and employment verification standards in order to help facilitate mortgages amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. Continue reading

Major banks agree to mortgage grace period in California

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that Wells Fargo, Citibank, JP Morgan and U.S. Bank would give homeowners a 90-day grace period. Continue reading

Major banks agree to mortgage grace period in California

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that Wells Fargo, Citibank, JP Morgan and U.S. Bank would give homeowners a 90-day grace period. Continue reading

Homeowners may delay mortgage payments up to 1 year due to virus

The move by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac came days after President Trump announced that delayed mortgage payments may be an option for borrowers amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading

Read all of Inman’s coronavirus coverage here

Inman has published more than 300 stories on the coronavirus. Here’s our comprehensive list of coverage. Continue reading