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In a real estate development that has a tinge of symbolism tied to the recent past, the Washington Post's downtown D.C. location will be torn down to make room for Fannie Mae's new consolidated headquarters.

Mortgage professionals brave enough to bring mortgage fraud to light deserve the same level of protections as workers in other businesses, rather than be subjected to a patchwork of laws designed for other industries.

Mortgage rates for 30-year loans fell for the first time in three weeks as investors worried about political and financial turmoil in Greece and China turned to the relative safety of American debt.

The mortgage real estate investment trust sector is diversifying as margin compression and bank apprehension changes market dynamics, according to reports from Kroll Bond Ratings and Fitch Ratings.

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Common Securitization Solutions have created an industry group tasked with providing feedback and sharing information on the creation of a uniform residential mortgage-backed security.

Borrowing costs for U.S. homebuyers may be falling again, thanks to Greece's woes, but not as much as they could be.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency wants to exclude mortgage REITs from membership in the Federal Home Loan Banks. That would be a major setback for the entry-level borrowers who depend on mortgage REITs for sustainable home-financing options.

A survey of mortgage lending executives conducted by mortgage insurance company Genworth found that most executives believe that a disconnect exists between lenders and borrowers on who qualifies for a mortgage.

U.S. regulators have told Royal Bank of Scotland Group it could pay as much as $13 billion if it loses a lawsuit over its handling of mortgage securities.

Mortgage rates rose, sending the average for 30-year loans to the highest since October.

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights wants to recapitalize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to provide a secure source of funding for affordable housing.

The chief executive officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may see more than a sixfold increase in their compensation to $4 million in spite of objections from President Obama's administration and some lawmakers.

The narrowing gap between what large and small lenders pay in guarantee fees to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has helped the industry's smallest originators grow their share of mortgages sold to the government-sponsored enterprises.

FHFA report shows FHLBs are well capitalized while Fannie and Freddie continue to see improving loan performance.

Mortgage rates barely budged from a week ago, even though reports have shown that the housing market is on the rebound with interest rates expected to rise.

Two groups representing small and mid-size lenders say new proposed state mortgage servicing standards for nonbanks will add an unnecessary layer of regulatory burden, especially for firms servicing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans.

Freddie Mac's latest monthly Multi-Indicator Market Index shows a weak but improving housing sector.

The price of homes rose 0.3% in April from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Fannie Mae will no longer charge mortgage lenders to submit loans to its Desktop Underwriter automated underwriting system, a decision that follows a similar move by Freddie Mac earlier this month.

Purchases of new homes rose in May to the highest level in seven years, signaling the industry is gaining momentum heading toward the second half of the year.