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Production costs, which typically run higher for such loans, can actually fall during a purchase market, a white paper published by the MBA found.

The Senior Citizens League anticipates a 3.2% boost to Social Security in 2024. But will it be enough?

The impact on things like servicing rights would raise costs even for lenders that aren't banks, according to Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit. Others disagree.

Loan applications for single-family constructions jumped for the seventh month in a row, with increasing interest coming from first-time buyers, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Change can continue to originate loans through at least early December, after the U.S. Treasury Department agreed to extend a deadline to oppose the order.

Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., pressed one witness to say that bank regulators' Basel III endgame proposal, which would raise capital significantly for the largest banks, may have violated the Administrative Procedure Act.

Lee Reams Sr. is the co-founder of TaxBuzz, a vertical search engine and online community for taxpayers and tax professionals. In addition to being an expert on individual taxation and a respected speaker on tax-related topics, he has managed his own 600-plus client tax practice. He has served on numerous professional boards, including the California Tax Education Council, California State Enrolled Agent Society, and the San Fernando Valley Society of Enrolled Agents. He currently oversees a sizeable technical support forum, functioning as the tax research and answer guru for the profession's most complex tax issues.

The 30-year fixed moved 6 basis points this week as investors digested the news from the Consumer Price Index report.

Scott Syphax is CEO of Syphax Strategic Solutions, an advisory firm specializing in board governance, strategic planning and advisory services for national public and private organizations.