In this paper, from Traub's method and by applying weight function technique, a bi-parametric family of predictor-corrector iterative schemes with optimal fourth-order of convergence, for solving nonlinear equations, is presented. By using some algebraic manipulations and a divided difference operator, we extend this family to the multidimensional case, preserving its order of convergence. Some numerical test are made in order to confirm the theoretical results and to compare the new methods with other known ones. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.