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The Federal Housing Finance Agency has repeatedly reconsidered whether to add a language question to the GSEs' loan application, but its new director's latest call may finally resolve the question.

Lower interest rates and improved gain-on-sale margins helped Impac Mortgage Holdings record its first profitable three-month period since the first quarter of 2018.

Canadian housing starts fell last month, led mostly by a drop in construction of semi-detached, row houses and apartments.

The head of the Senate Banking Committee invited the housing secretary to Idaho to discuss low-income housing shortages.

Las Vegas-area home prices continue to hover around a familiar price point, according to a housing market report.

Robert Shapiro, the former chief executive officer of Woodbridge Group of Companies, pleaded guilty to running a $1.3 billion fraud that caused more than 7,000 investors to lose money, according to prosecutors.

Oahu's housing market broke two price records in July, including one that had stood for more than a year.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 9.

There are opportunities to make loans for strip malls and regional distribution centers but executives need to put the right risk management in place.

HSBC anticipates its mortgage underwriting volume ramping up significantly after recent initiatives to provide loan officers with more tools and time to address the complex needs of affluent customers, often from overseas.