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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final rule to formalize guidance on a number of TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures compliance points omits an originally proposed fix for the so-called black hole that's created when a mortgage closing is delayed.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending July 7.

After five months of shopping for his first home, Greg Ridenour was tired of having his offers turned down.

Employment among nonbank lenders and mortgage brokers grew in May, marking the third straight month of employment gains at a time when housing inventory is tight, refinancing has slowed and home prices are rising.

Home sales in Connecticut were unexpectedly strong in May after the year got off to a slow start, a new report Thursday shows, but a key component of the state's housing recovery is still lagging: consistent overall price gains.

National home prices rose 6.6% in May over the prior year as sales activity was affected by low inventory, according to CoreLogic.

With traditional mortgage lending opportunities becoming increasingly scarce, banks in Seattle and Portland are loading up on jumbos, diving into multifamily and reviving dormant bridge loan programs.

Halfway through 2017, home sales remain robust in the Santa Fe, N.M., market, with closed transactions up more than 9% through June and median prices in both the city and county up over last year's numbers.

As expected, mortgage rates had their largest week-over-week increase since March as yields on the 10-year Treasury moved sharply higher, according to Freddie Mac.

No one needs to tell Mike and Suzy Johnson that the Columbus, Ohio, housing market is hot.