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A new battle is brewing between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as the government-sponsored enterprises set out to boost their purchases of low down payment loans.

Suncrest Bank is hoping that its team of experienced executives, combined with organic growth and acquisitions, will help more than double its assets in the next few years.

Marketplace lenders seek to disrupt traditional financial services with online platforms that connect borrowers to investors. But in real estate, this burgeoning sector has taken an approach that seeks to co-exist with, rather than supplant, the traditional mortgage market.

As marketing services agreements increasingly fall out of favor, a more level playing field may emerge where loan officers must aggressively compete on their skill and service to win referral business.

State housing finance agencies are well positioned to benefit from the entry of millennials into the housing market, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Oil-producing states defied the U.S. housing crash by posting gains in home values as the rest of the nation suffered.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 28.

Credit Suisse is taking advantage of the relative calm in credit markets Thursday to launch its second residential mortgage securitization of the year.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's policies governing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program failed to detect instances where borrowers failed to comply with residency requirements, according to a report.

Interest rates on fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages fell this week amid stock market volatility, according to Freddie Mac.