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The nominee to run the consumer bureau endured tough questioning over the administration’s family-separation policy but appeared to weather the barrage.

The Internal Revenue Service's settlement with Radian Group may result in a $74 million tax benefit for the mortgage insurer that could improve its second-quarter results.

The summer of 2018 is stacking up to be the most competitive on record for Twin Cities homebuyers.

Mortgage rates took a small step down, decreasing for the sixth time in the eight weeks since Memorial Day, according to Freddie Mac.

June saw the largest monthly total of homes sold in the city's housing market in almost 11 years, according to Rockford Area Association of Realtors.

Reps. Ed Royce, R-Calif., and Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., introduced a bipartisan package of legislation Tuesday to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through Nov. 30.

Oaktown Re II is National Mortgage Insurance's first rated transaction, according to Morningstar; it reinsures $5.47 billion of policies on mortgages with a total balance of $30.12 billion.

As purchase mortgages continue to dominate overall industry volume, lenders aren't letting the extra work required to close these loans affect their productivity.

Mortgage banking revenue stemming from a year-to-year increase in rates weighed down noninterest income at U.S. Bancorp, but increased interest income from higher rates helped improve earnings overall.

Rising median home prices and tight housing inventory led purchase and overall mortgage application volume to fall although refinances rose.