Home loans may get cheaper with new mortgage guarantee company

Home loans may soon come at better terms, with the concept of mortgage guarantee set to take off in the coming weeks.

HomeStreet Bank Hires Former MetLife Home Loans Mortgage Professionals From Across Three-State Area

HomeStreet Bank, a subsidiary of HomeStreet, Inc., has hired a substantial majority of the loan production personnel based in Washington, Oregon and Idaho from MetLife Home Loans, whose parent company, MetLife, Inc., announced on January 10, 2012 that it would no longer originate forward mortgages.

VA’s Home Loan Program Continues to Lead Mortgage Industry

Home loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs continue to have the lowest serious delinquency and foreclosure rates in the mortgage industry. Veterans have also taken

US banks to spend less on problem home loans

NEW YORK - Even as President Barack Obama is calling for more assistance for struggling mortgage borrowers, major banks are looking forward to spending less to handle problem home loans.

Bank of America's Home Loans Head to Leave

Barbara J. Desoer, who served as a point person for the bank amid fierce criticism of its foreclosure practices, is retiring.