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Application volume rose 2.4% from July 2015, which was the slowest year-over-year pace thus far in 2016.

A Federal Housing Finance Agency rule that will force some members of the Federal Home Loan Bank System out next year is likely to have a material effect on several of the cooperative institutions.

Mortgage lenders can expand their businesses by catering to borrowers who aren't proficient in English, but doing so requires strategic recruiting and hiring and compliance with federal and state regulations.

The emergence of lenders that have no real connection to a geographic area prompts questions over how the Community Reinvestment Act’s “good neighbor” policy can continue.

Mortgage rates were little changed from the previous week as they rose two basis points on better-than-expected economic news, according to Freddie Mac.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has met the requirements for convening small business review panels though most panelists said they disagreed with the agency's final rules, the Government Accountability Office said.

S&P Global Ratings has raised Ocwen Loan Servicing's rankings for both its residential and commercial segments.

Eight credit unions with branches in six states have partnered with myCUmortgage to provide mortgage products and services for their members.

Nationstar is preparing its third securitization this year, and sixth overall, of nonperforming and inactive reverse mortgages under a Federal Housing Administration reverse mortgage program.

Mortgage application activity increased 7.1% from one week earlier, driven by a spike in consumers looking to refinance their loans, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.