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March mortgage applications for new home purchases were stronger than in February but lenders didn't produce as many of them as they did a year ago.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles said that she plans to seek $50 million in affordable housing bonds in the fall, more than tripling the amount of local money available for low-income housing.

The countdown of the 2018 Top Producers Rankings concludes with this year's top 25 mortgage loan officers.

Zillow Group Inc. plans to start buying houses directly from sellers to test its ability to make money by flipping real estate.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending April 13.

CoreLogic, which has already acquired several appraisal technology and services vendors, snagged another one with its purchase of a la mode technologies.

Automating the mortgage process will force tighter margins, but drive higher volume, for lenders.

Cloudvirga, in collaboration with Freddie Mac, has created the capability for loan officers to submit mortgage loan data to both government-sponsored enterprises' automated underwriting systems simultaneously with a single click.

Investors are growing worried about lackluster loan growth this year at community banks.

We're counting down this year's 400 Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!