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A decline in refinancing applications offset the gain in purchase activity, leading to an overall drop in application activity of 0.4% from one week earlier.

Mortgage application activity decreased 0.5% from one week earlier as a decline in refinance volume was only partially offset by an increase in purchases.

Despite an uptick in interest rates, refinance loans held steady in August and closing rates reached a new 2017 high.

A federal judge awarded treble damages totaling $296 million in a False Claims Act case alleging Texas lender Allied Home Mortgage defrauded the Federal Housing Administration mortgage program.

Mortgage application activity decreased from one week earlier due to normal seasonal trends, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The U.S. is investigating lenders for allegedly pressuring veterans and members of the military into unneeded mortgage refinances — unsavory conduct that not only leads to higher consumer costs but has consequences for one of the world’s largest bond markets.

As mortgage rates dropped to new lows for the year, loan application volume increased from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Looser underwriting standards for agency-eligible adjustable-rate mortgages helped increase credit availability in August to its highest level since April, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The average number of days to close a home loan for a millennial varied significantly by state in July as buyers continued competing for tight inventory, according to Ellie Mae.

Mortgage refinancing applications were more than half of the volume for the first time since January, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications decreased 2.3% from one week ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

There was very little change in mortgage application activity for the second consecutive week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage application volume was practically flat when compared with one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Newly constructed home purchase mortgage applications were down by 12% compared with June, but the data indicates housing starts won't drop as much as expected.

Critics of recent False Claims Act enforcement argue the Justice Department is too heavy-handed toward lenders and servicers. But in an industry reputed for shoddy processes during the crisis, perhaps stringent oversight is warranted.

Mortgage application volume increased 3% from one week earlier as slightly lower interest rates resulted in more refinance activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

PHH Corp. will pay the Justice Department $75 million to settle a False Claims Act investigation of its underwriting practices on government-insured mortgages and loans sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Mortgage application activity decreased 2.8% from one week earlier as interest rates were flat or moved slightly higher, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

He is, by Wall Street standards, a small-time banker. But in 2014, with Donald Trump eyeing a run at the White House, Stephen Calk stepped into the big-money world of New York real estate — and a network of Trump associates.

Loan application volume increased 0.4% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, as rates fell to their lowest level in three weeks.