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A federal appeals court on Thursday denied efforts by 16 Democratic attorneys general, several consumer groups and two Democratic lawmakers to defend the CFPB in a critical case.

SL Green Realty Corp. is tapping the securitization market to refinance 485 Lexington Ave., a 32-story office building in Midtown Manhattan.

Redwood Trust is back with its second offering of residential mortgage bonds in less than a month, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

A federal appeals court ruling has opened the door for litigants to challenge a 2012 decision by the U.S. government to sweep all of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's profits into the coffers of the Treasury Department.

Mortgage interest rates held steady after rising last week because of weaker-than-expected gross domestic product numbers, according to Freddie Mac.

For buyers in the most expensive housing markets, it now takes longer than it did a year ago for ownership to be more beneficial than renting, according to Zillow.

Companies whose financials have taken hits due to their holdings of mortgage servicing rights are in for a treat, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The title insurance business of Fidelity National Financial earned $231 million in the fourth quarter, up 60% year over year.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have released the final specification update regarding the Uniform Closing Dataset, the digital file format for the TRID Closing Disclosure form.

The federal government needs to recognize Ginnie Mae's importance to the housing industry and divorce its funding and oversight from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.