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A pair of title insurers expect to suffer from TRID implementation hangover in the fourth quarter as the slowdown in mortgage applications related to implementation will affect them as well.

Sales of previously owned homes rebounded in September to the second-highest level since February 2007.

Home prices rose in August as low borrowing costs and sustained job growth fueled demand amid a tight inventory of properties on the market.

The volume of loans closed in a Department of Housing and Urban Development program for seniors housing declined over the past 12 months.

An increasing number of renters are considering whether to purchase a home, according to a TD Bank survey.

Refinancings as a portion of the total origination market rose slightly from August to September, according to Ellie Mae.

Both forecasts call for growth in home purchase volume over the next few years, but the decline in refinance originations will be so steep that overall origination volume will decrease.

Mortgage default rates decreased in September, pushing the composite rate down seven basis points to 0.89%, according to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices.

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NCUA said it has entered into an agreement under which investment bank Barclay's Capital will pay $325 million to resolve claims arising from losses related to the purchase of faulty residential mortgage-backed securities by corporate credit unions.