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Mortgage rates rose to their highest level since late June, going up for the third time in the past nine weeks, according to Freddie Mac.

Radian Group's second-quarter earnings beat consensus estimates because of lower loan loss provisions than forecast, along with record new mortgage insurance written.

Bay Area home buying slowed in June, as the busy summer home shopping season was chilled by scarce inventory and yet another month of near record-setting prices.

Home prices slipped across Manhattan and Brooklyn last quarter, but rose in Queens, according to a new report.

Some collateral attributes, such as non-full documentation and a high percentage of non-QM and HPQM loans, fall slightly outside the credit box seen in other recent prime transactions, according to Fitch.

As regulators move forward with policy changes designed to curb so-called refinance churning of Department of Veterans Affairs-insured mortgages, concerns have surfaced about the fate of loans originated during the transition period.

With the program set to expire July 31, the House bill will have to be reconciled with Senate legislation that includes a longer extension.

Homebuilders are sinking — and blame that on disappointing economic data and earnings reports that trailed estimates.

Redwood Trust has priced a new stock offering that is aimed at increasing funding to new initiatives like investments in the single-family rental and multifamily sectors as well as routine business.

Five potential witnesses against Paul Manafort, including accountants and bankers, were identified Monday as a U.S. judge gave the former Trump campaign chairman's lawyers more time to review tens of thousands of documents handed over to them in recent weeks.