Mortgages

Between rising home costs and the end of mortgage relief programs, many homeowners are struggling to stay above water, especially in the South and West.

More powerful storms and pricier building costs are behind the increases in premiums, said the report's authors.

Numbers on use and performance point to potential for nonpublic insurers to take on a greater role but also suggest there are limits to it, Fitch Ratings found.

Private mortgage insurers must accept the FICO alternative as valid collateral before it can be widely adopted by the mortgage industry.

Lenders and other businesses active in the state also stepped up with large donations and charitable campaigns in the days following the flooding disaster.

The law, set to go into effect later this year, was introduced to prevent potential money laundering in all-cash purchases made by companies or trusts.

April was a mixed bag for title companies, executives said on earnings calls, but some are expecting a stronger market the rest of the year.

A bipartisan group of representatives co-sponsored the bill, aiming to make permanent and expand eligibility for a deduction previously offered for 14 years.

Insurers had already doled out more than $12 billion to pay for wildfire damages as of early March, according to California state officials.

Lumber retains protections for now, but construction stocks still fell, and while the initial market reaction lowered rates, there could later be a reversal.