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President Trump signed an executive order Friday requiring every agency to establish a task force focused on eliminating unnecessary regulations.

Small investors, not first-time homebuyers, are driving home prices to unaffordable highs, according to a new report from Attom Data Solutions and Clear Capital.

Purchases of new homes in January were slower than forecast, signaling an increase in mortgage rates may be giving some potential buyers pause.

Teresa Bryce Bazemore, the president of Radian Guaranty, will retire from the private mortgage insurer at the end of April.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Feb. 24.

The trend of embracing risk-based pricing in conventional mortgage fees and loan-level pricing should be reversed. Instead, credit risk should be pooled to ensure all creditworthy families have access to their American dreams.

The bank is holding on to $31.7 million of the notes to be issued in the $635 million conduit transaction in order to comply with risk retention rules, according to ratings agency presale reports.

Although issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities remains down from a year ago, the number of nontraditional deals is continuing to grow, according to Moody's Investors Service.

CoreLogic reported a 90% year-over-year decline in net income during the fourth quarter, as impairment charges more than offset the company's revenue gains.

Driven by investor uncertainty, mortgage interest rates have moved by two basis points or less for four consecutive weeks, according to Freddie Mac.