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Lennar Corp., the second-largest U.S. homebuilder, reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that beat analysts' estimates as low borrowing costs and job growth bolstered buyer demand for houses nationwide.

New home construction fell more than projected in August as a plunge in the South, the biggest region for building, more than offset gains in the rest of the country.

A top CFPB official said that lenders have adjusted their business models and practices to comply with new rules, while MBA CEO David Stevens called on the Federal Housing Administration to clarify its underwriting standards.

The next administration in the White House must act swiftly to move reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac off dead center, and Ginnie Mae President Ted Tozer suggested that the model for a new secondary market is already in place.

Economic growth in the second half of 2016 is expected to outpace the rate seen in the first half of the year, according to Fannie Mae.

More than 9 million consumers would have difficulty paying all of their monthly debt obligations, including their mortgage, if the Federal Open Markets Committee raises short-term rates by 25 basis points, a TransUnion study found.

Xenith Bankshares in Richmond, Va., is getting out of the mortgage origination business.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking a harder look at how mortgage lenders treat borrowers with limited English language skills.

New American Funding and Alterra Home Loans are partnering on a new loan program using Freddie Mac's low-down-payment Home Possible mortgages.

Confidence among homebuilders rose to an 11-month high in September, indicating the housing market will continue to advance.