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Home prices in November continued to be higher than a year earlier, according to data from CoreLogic.

The Lenders' Choice Award commends the technology provider that offers the best customer service, value proposition and overall user experience. The winner is selected by a vote of industry professionals from mortgage lending and servicing institutions. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2014 MT Award.

The government-sponsored enterprises' changes to their representations and warranties regulations could increase lending — and some risks. Here's the downside to the move and how lenders can mitigate related concerns.

The Release of the Year Award recognizes a new software, platform, alliance or initiative that's expected to have the broadest future impact on the mortgage industry. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2014 MT Award.

Optical character recognition replaces a manual, error-prone process, but requires regularly testing and monitoring to get the most out of the technology.

Spectrum Equity has made an investment for ExactBid for an undisclosed price.

The Steve Fraser Visionary Award is a lifetime achievement award that honors the accomplishments of an outstanding mortgage technology innovator, visionary or evangelizer. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2014 MT Award.

DocMagic, a loan preparation company in Torrance, Calif., has agreed to acquire Doc-Tech, a mortgage documentation firm in Palatine, Ill.

Increased fixed costs and poor business intelligence are hurting independent mortgage bankers' bottom lines.

Zillow research shows entrepreneurs get fewer loan quotes than salaried workers despite higher incomes.

The Synergy Award commends technology initiatives and alliances that encourage the integration of software and processes to promote automation, efficiency and broad mortgage industry use. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2014 MT Award.

The Federal Housing Administration could finally get something it desperately needs: upgrades to its outdated technology infrastructure. But industry groups object to the new fee being proposed to generate the necessary funding.

The Transforming Valuations Award recognizes a technology advancement in the appraisal, broker price opinion or automated valuation sectors. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2014 MT Award.

National home prices are continuing to rise from a year earlier, but the rate of growth is slowing down.

During the past week, consumer and industry groups have lobbied the agency in different directions, with consumer groups arguing the agency did not go far enough and lenders saying it went too far in seeking more data from lenders.

Auction.com, which got a $50 million investment from Google in March, said it will use the Internet-search company’s big-data capabilities to try to predict U.S. home sales and other trends ahead of competitors.