Lending

Pact allows CU Direct Connect to use indirect loan platform in Colorado and eight other states.

The changes would give Fannie, Freddie and their competitors access to an explicit guarantee on mortgage-backed securities.

ReliaMax of South Dakota serves about 475 U.S. lenders, including credit unions.

The cost of covering mortgage payments rises to 17.1% of the median income in the first quarter, up from 15.9%.

A new study from Bankrate.com finds that 19 million Americans say they plan to never retire.

"The housing affordability issue is becoming a crisis."