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Despite a weak first quarter for GDP growth, the Mortgage Bankers Association's Mike Fratantoni still predicts that the Fed will raise short-term interest rates this year. That won't necessarily increase mortgage rates, but other variables might.

New-home construction rose in April, extending a pattern of gains and losses that signals the homebuilding industry is contributing little to economic growth.

This summer, Freddie Mac will start rolling out a suite of tools that should speed sales of loans to the GSE. Relief from reps and warranties will take longer, however.

Black Knight's purchase of eLynx is the first since the Fidelity National Financial spin-off went public and expands its mortgage servicing offerings.

Ditech Financial will shift a St. Louis-area servicing platform to start doing new loan originations during the third quarter.

The June 25 launch, which will provide lenders with much more information about a borrower's credit history, will mark the first widespread use of trended data in the mortgage industry.

Confidence among homebuilders held steady in May, signaling limited progress in residential real estate during the busy spring selling season, National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo data showed Monday.

Joseph Chacko works with H1B visa holders in ethnic communities, and uses his knowledge of agency guidelines and immigration policy to offer foreign workers a place to put down roots.

Freddie Mac has priced its sixth guaranteed multifamily small-balance loan securitization of 2016.

Mortgage applications for new home purchases slipped 11% in April from the month before, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.