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Borrowers can now self-serve when submitting application information at U.S. Bank, but the bank also has proprietary technology aimed at keeping loan officers looped in to help with product selection.

Valley National's latest acquisition would make it a much bigger player in Florida and provide a platform to write more auto loans. Both markets present attractive returns but high risks.

FNF Group has acquired Real Geeks to target single real estate agents unaffiliated with a team.

Arch Capital Group's mortgage insurance business had second-quarter underwriting income of $184 million, up 343% from the $41.4 million for the same period last year.

About 33% of millennials who purchased their first home say the desire to have a better space or yard for a dog influenced their decision to buy.

Mortgage rates dropped for the second consecutive week, although the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury actually increased during the period, according to Freddie Mac.

Connecticut's real estate market saw solid gains in June, as the number of homes sold in the state last month jumped 6.4% compared to the same period a year ago.

Bay Area home prices have continued their stratospheric surge, as the low housing supply combined with intense demand last month to further heat up the market.

Federal Reserve officials said they would begin running off their $4.5 trillion balance sheet “relatively soon” and left their benchmark policy rate unchanged as they assess progress toward their inflation goal.

CoreLogic's second-quarter net income increased 2% over the previous year on higher operating income from improvements in productivity.