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The average cost for a loan seller to buy back a mortgage from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac for defects is over $32,000, a study from Reggora and Stratmor found.

This is the second short-sale fraud case to make headlines in recent weeks, following the conviction of a New York businessman in November.

The influence of expected policy changes from President-elect Trump will have on real estate next year could be mitigated by economic factors, Realtor.com said.

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage is at its lowest point since the end of October, but it is still relatively elevated at near 7%, Freddie Mac reported.

A bot from nCino lets people in the commercial lending department quickly find information in loan documents and in policy manuals that are hundreds of pages long.

The credit rating agency believes that mortgage rates will decline in the year ahead, helping to spur lending activity.

Lenders have 36 hours to notify HUD of incidents, similar to Ginnie Mae's stringent 48-hour window.

Fading rates pushed home loan activity to its fourth consecutive week of gains.

Both companies have mortgage joint ventures with Rate, while @properties' attorney-driven title unit expands on Compass' existing agent-focused business.

A key update of secondary market scores is set to reach the finish line in 2025 but the outlook for whether its current trajectory will continue is mixed.