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Bank of America Corp.'s share price spiked 17% Thursday morning on news that Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway is investing $5 billion in the company.

Sales of homes that were in some stage of foreclosure or bank-owned status accounted for 31% of all residential transactions in the second quarter, a slight decline from 1Q, according to new figures released by RealtyTrac.

If President Obama wants to create jobs in the building trades he should create a housing trust fund to finance the construction and renovation of rental units for extremely low-income households, according to non-profit housing groups.

Flagstar Bank FSB, a top 15 ranked residential lender, Wednesday afternoon acknowledged that it received a delisting warning from the New York Stock Exchange because of its low share price.

A New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division has ruled that Deutsche Bank has to start the default foreclosure process all over again on a property it tried to foreclose in 2008.

Sabal Financial Group has acquired a loan portfolio from a Midwest retail bank for $212 million.

First- and second-mortgage default rates are down through July 2011, according to S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices.

With the Sept. 1 deadline looming where servicers have to comply with a consent order enforcing a single point of contact during the foreclosure process, Celink has implemented a new module to help its clients' borrowers who are in a default status.

When the new Home Affordable Modification Program was gaining some momentum in the fall of 2009, it became evident that servicers were being deluged with applications from struggling homeowners.

Real Estate Mortgage Network Inc., River Edge, N.J., has created an online consumer-direct mortgage lending operation under the name FinanceMyHome.com.