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Open Mortgage, a multichannel lender based in Austin, Texas, has been approved as a Fannie Mae seller.

Consumers expect home prices to increase 3.2% over the next year, according to a recent Federal Reserve Bank of New York's survey.

Longstanding mortgage advertising rules are taking on new meaning in the age of digital marketing.

The returns on private commercial mortgage investments held by life insurance companies are on the rise, according to the LifeComps Commercial Mortgage Index.

A Bipartisan Policy Center commission tasked with addressing the issues related to retirement security and savings that older Americans face called for the creation of a pool for low-dollar reverse mortgage loans.

ICBA Mortgage has expanded its relationship with DH Corp. to offer Independent Community Bankers of America members access to the MortgageBot loan origination system.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending June 10.

Caliber Home Loans is marketing a residential mortgage-backed securitization mainly backed by nonprime loans, called COLT 2016-1 Mortgage Loan Trust.

An executive from Regions Financial said recently that his bank plans to pad fee income by expanding into syndication of low-income housing credits. The comment shed light on an increasingly competitive business — and reminded the world again how eager banks are for even incremental boosts to revenue.

Down payment assistance programs can save homebuyers an average of $17,766 during the life of a loan, according to a joint report from RealtyTrac and Down Payment Resource.