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The story of the Central Indiana housing market has remained remarkably consistent for several months: There are too few houses for sale and prices keep going up, up, up.

The Salt Lake City company also benefited from increases in investment securities and several large loan recoveries during the quarter.

The New York company, which is preparing to buy Astoria Financial, reported year-over-year increases in commercial-and-industrial and commercial real estate loans.

Sales of existing homes grew less than 1% in June in Wisconsin and the United States, held back by a short supply of houses for sale.

Steady price gains in 20 U.S. cities in May indicate that a tight supply of properties paired with increased demand is boosting home values.

The momentum Chicago-area housing sales had earlier this year has faded.

While Freddie Mac is moving cautiously into buying manufactured housing loans not secured by land, Fannie Mae is moving more aggressively. Industry representatives are divided on which approach is superior.

Issues with mortgages and debt collection are making up almost half of consumer complaints received by the CFPB. Here's a look at how these two most common complaints measure up nationwide.

Rather than working with large-scale investors, Freddie Mac said it will focus on assisting community organizations and local institutions to fund single-family properties for renters with special needs.

Double-digit growth in loan volume offset a decline in fee income at the Honolulu company.