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Despite loan originations falling year-over-year, dollar volume is up thanks to a surge in home equity lines of credit, according to RealtyTrac.

Foreclosures continued to decrease in the first quarter, while delinquencies remained flat from the previous quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Following disappointing April employment data, mortgage rates are at their lowest point of the year, according to Freddie Mac.

Redwood Trust is broadening what kinds of prime jumbo mortgages it will accept and its appetite for non-qualified mortgages.

Mortgage banks were more likely than other lenders to see a competitive advantage from the implementation of the TILA-RESPA integrated disclosure rules, according to a survey from Fannie Mae.

Stonegate Mortgage Corp. expanded its loss year-over-year following a decline in mortgage servicing rights assets.

Savvy salespeople live by the motto ABC: Always Be Closing. Here's a look at loan officers featured in the Top Producers Rankings who took that mantra to new heights by posting triple-digit increases in their annual mortgage origination volume.

Mortgage applications increased 0.4% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

American International Group's mortgage insurance business has secured indemnity reinsurance coverage for a portfolio of policies from 2008 and earlier.

Credit access and homeownership for low- to moderate-income families are under siege by the DOJ's overuse of the False Claims Act, as lenders worried about punitive damages discontinue Federal Housing Administration loan programs.