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Timothy Mattke replaced Patrick Sinks as CEO of MGIC Investment Corp., just two days after the company announced earnings that beat expectations.

The. U.S. housing market is splitting along racial lines, with black homeownership dropping to the lowest level since at least 1970 — just two years after the Fair Housing Act was passed.

While strong housing demand continues in Central Texas, new numbers show the area's homebuilding pace slowed in the second quarter as builders grappled with a shortage of lots.

If 2018 was a year of drama — a steep rise in housing prices and scary decline in inventory — 2019 has proven to be a year of steady growth.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending July 26.

The agency’s director said it will let a temporary GSE exemption from the “qualified mortgage” regulation expire.

When a recession occurs, it won't be because of the housing market, according to Zillow. Unlike 2008, 2020 forecasts a gradual slowdown in housing rather than an abrupt crash.

Mortgage fraud risk took a serious dive in the second quarter amid lower interest rates, which brought more refinance transactions into the market, according to CoreLogic.

The bill, similar to legislation that passed the chamber last year, would permit the inclusion of items such as rent and telecom payments to help consumers build their credit profiles.

Title insurers benefited from the increase in origination volume — especially refinancings — during the second quarter, as open order counts increased compared with one year prior.