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Third Federal Savings and Loan in Cleveland has long offered mortgage refinancing in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina and now it plans to offer purchase loans in those states.

While the percentage of properties with negative equity decreased during 2015, the lowest-priced homes continued to struggle to regain value, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

The USDA mortgage production operation makes up a very small part of JPMorgan Chase's overall lending business.

From electronic closings to e-warehouse lending, these executives are leading a movement to recast the industry's approach to digital.

Richard Dugas plans to retire next year after more than a decade as chief executive officer of U.S. homebuilder PulteGroup Inc., saying the company's founder wants a change.

Appraisal management company Solidifi has acquired Linear Title & Closing, a provider of national title searches and mortgage closing services.

Fifth Third Bank is offering a teaser rate to new home equity line of credit borrowers through July 31.

The average price of a Manhattan apartment topped $2 million for the first time, reflecting the closing of deals from a high-end buying frenzy that's now showing signs of a slowdown.

The number of misrepresentations in mortgage applications continued to decline in February, benefiting from lenders' increased spending on compliance, said First American Financial Corp.

Learn how the some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2016 Top Producers rankings' top 20 loan officers of the South.