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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.

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.