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The incidence of at least four flood insurance payouts totaling $20,000-plus, or at least two totaling more than the building's market value, is growing.

Stronger than expected numbers for overall U.S. employment additions have diminished lender hopes for steeper rate drops, and industry hiring has been tepid.

Buyers aren't necessarily responding to greater inventory and lower mortgage rates.

The conforming 30-year fixed rate mortgage rose to 6.12% on Oct. 3.

writes the Senior Economist for LendingTree

The perpetrator faces up to 150 years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for December.

The Bay Area lender said an unauthorized party was in its servers for over five weeks this spring.

Treasuries are sliding after companies added more jobs than expected last month, sending a mixed signal to traders who are watching the labor market for signs the Federal Reserve needs to aggressively cut interest rates.

The bank just added an additional $6 million to a program that pays for a 2 percentage point buydown in the mortgage rate for eligible borrowers.

The launch of joint-venture business Aclara Lending comes through a new agreement between the real estate enterprise and mortgage broker Barrett Financial Group.