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A number of investment banks have been increasing the portion of high-quality loans backing commercial mortgage bonds.

The Federal Reserve Board has approved the merger of M&T Bank and Hudson City Bancorp after more than three years of delay. The approval came on the day the regulator had set as a deadline to announce its verdict on the deal.

To better serve millennial mortgage customers, lenders would be helped by understanding how the "fear of missing out" mentality drives this generation's consumer culture.

The rate of mortgage applications dropped 6.7% in the week ending Sept. 25, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

With the implementation date for the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures just days away, here's a look at some of the finishing touches the mortgage industry is making to its technology and training preparations.

The Asian Real Estate Association of America has launched a two-year partnership with Radian Group's mortgage insurance unit.

A bipartisan group of housing experts is seeking to inject more discussion about the mortgage market into presidential campaigns.

Existing-home sales are predicted to increase this month after an unexpected August drop, according to Auction.com's latest Real Estate Nowcast.

The key to housing finance reform is a new securitization model that allows the private sector to price and absorb the majority of housing credit risk.

Interest rates for mortgages decreased from July to August, according to the most recent data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency.