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Mortgage application volume decreased 2.8% during the last two weeks of 2017, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

From consolidation to tech innovation, here's a look at some of the top challenges and trends that mortgage executives from lenders, servicers and vendors are focused on for 2018.

The share of new refinance mortgage applications reached its highest point since December 2016, but overall activity fell compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The share of new refinance mortgage applications reached its highest point since January, but overall activity fell compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications for new home purchases increased by 12.2% in November from the same period a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

One night in January, volunteers across the country counted 40,056 veterans living on the streets or in transitional housing and shelters — 585 more than in 2016 and the first increase of homeless veterans since 2010.

The U.S. is taking steps to stamp out the practice of servicemembers and veterans being pressured into taking mortgages they don't need, a move that officials say will lower consumer costs and could lead to financial penalties for lenders.

Mortgage application volume increased from one week earlier, driven by a boost in refinance activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage application volume decreased 3.1% from one week earlier as the start of the holiday shopping season likely slowed activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications rose slightly this week, increasing 0.1% from a week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.