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Homeowners in congressional districts controlled by Democrats nationwide have gained two times' more housing wealth than those in districts led by Republicans, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Mortgage applications increased 2.9% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, as the conforming interest rate fell to its lowest level since July.

Converting millennials from renters to homeowners is proving difficult, but here are steps lenders can take to get this generation on board with buying.

More than $200 billion of the most poorly underwritten commercial mortgages originated before the financial crisis come due this year and next, many of them still underwater.

Two decades of experience with offshoring has shown that shifting operations work from knowledgeable, local workers to people in another country with oftentimes limited training comes with risks — of errors, of misunderstandings and of security lapses.

There are a lot more apartments available for purchase these days in Manhattan. And fewer people are buying.

United Wholesale Mortgage has rolled out a new tool that allows mortgage brokers to receive automated income verification.

Utah-based lenders Primary Residential Mortgage and SecurityNational have agreed to pay a total of nearly $10 million in separate settlements with the Department of Justice.

U.S. Bancorp has agreed to settle a lawsuit that claimed it neglected to maintain foreclosed properties in Southern California after the 2008 financial crisis.

The Federal Reserve's mishandling of monetary policy in the 1970s opened the door to questionable products for unqualified borrowers, setting the stage for the housing crisis 30 years later.