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Restoring consumer confidence in financial services won't be easy after the latest banking brouhaha, but the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can help by proactively holding all mortgage loan officers to the same federal licensing standard.

Freddie Mac plans to say it will start a pilot program to increase the amount of risk it shares with private mortgage insurers.

Purchases of new homes dropped in August after surging a month earlier to the fastest pace since 2007, representing a pause in momentum within residential real estate.

Arch Capital Group has planned a secondary public offering to raise some of the cash for its $3.4 billion acquisition of United Guaranty Corp. from American International Group.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against a Van Nuys, Calif., credit repair company for deceptively marketing its services and charging consumers illegal fees.

Fannie Mae employees will be working this weekend to update the agency's automated underwriting machine to process trended data for the first time.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac want to make it easier for owners of older apartment buildings to make energy efficient upgrades.

JPMorgan opted for more geographic diversity in its third securitization this year of prime fixed-rate residential mortgages predominately located in high-priced urban markets.

The average sales price of a new mobile home was $67,800 in April, compared with an average sales price of $380,000 for a site-built home.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Sept. 23.