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Social Finance has acquired the engineering and product teams of mortgage startup Clara Lending, bolstering the financial technology company's offerings beyond student-loan refinancing, according to people familiar with the matter.

A former associate of Cook County Judge Jessica Arong O'Brien pleaded guilty Friday to her role in a $1.4 million mortgage fraud scheme and is expected to testify at O'Brien's criminal trial next month.

Housing in America's most expensive region is going to get even pricier.

The 2018 Top Producers Survey is now open for submissions. This year's program features a number of new and exciting features designed to provide insights into key industry trends and feature the accomplishments and successes of individual loan officers.

Fannie Mae's multifamily volume hit another record high of $67 billion in 2017 as former top producer Wells Fargo nearly halved its volume and nonbank competitors increased their market share.

Roostify has integrated its mortgage transaction technology into LendingTree's lead generation system, creating a seamless path from product search through closing.

The San Diego County median home price finished the year at one of its highest points.

As a strong economy pushed sales of existing homes in Wisconsin to record levels for the third straight year in 2017, Dane County continued to rank as one of the most expensive places to buy a home in the state.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 26.

Mick Mulvaney and Richard Cordray set themselves apart from the run-of-the-mill Beltway bashing of late when their war of words over the CFPB went positively bookish.