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Mortgage applications increased 2.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending April 1, with refinance activity leading the way, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

JPMorgan Chase, drawing from its experience in the Motor City, has created a $125 million program designed to help community development financial institutions make bigger investments in impoverished neighborhoods.

Home prices rose in February in both yearly and monthly comparisons, according to CoreLogic.

Defaults on commercial mortgage-backed securities declined for the fifth straight year in 2015, according to Fitch Ratings.

JPMorgan Chase is funding a $125 million, five-year program that will provide affordable housing in communities that are at risk of gentrification.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's reluctance to outline explicit requirements for marketing services agreements forces lenders and servicers to play guessing games with compliance, executives claim. But the agency says defining what constitutes an illegal MSA isn't so simple.

Ruth Paloma Rivera just bought her first home, battling her way through the paperwork obstacle course that is the post-crisis American banking system.

Landlords can't automatically reject applicants with arrest records under HUD's new fair housing policy.

After nearly 20 years of talk, the time for e-closings is finally here, thanks to a push from government regulators and a broad shift in acceptance across demographics.

The agency's insurance-rate cut could spur the rehab of thousands of affordable units, but it's far from a total solution, housing advocates say.