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JPMorgan Chase has continued to take steps towards satisfying its portion of the residential mortgage-backed securities settlement, according to the independent monitor put in place to track the bank's progress.

Mortgage professionals brave enough to bring mortgage fraud to light deserve the same level of protections as workers in other businesses, rather than be subjected to a patchwork of laws designed for other industries.

ExactBid in San Jose, Calif., has acquired Narrative1 in Plymouth, N.H., in a combination of technology firms that focus on the commercial real estate lending industry.

The home sales market may be ready to trend upward, based on consumers' responses in a recent Fannie Mae survey.

Mortgage rates for 30-year loans fell for the first time in three weeks as investors worried about political and financial turmoil in Greece and China turned to the relative safety of American debt.

The mortgage real estate investment trust sector is diversifying as margin compression and bank apprehension changes market dynamics, according to reports from Kroll Bond Ratings and Fitch Ratings.

The latest monthly mortgage monitor report from Black Knight Financial Services found that approximately 6.5 million borrowers could qualify and utilize refinancing.

Seattle has become the latest West Coast hot spot for homebuyers, from Chinese emigrees to technology workers, sending home prices to a record in an area renowned for its clean air, mountain ranges and lakes.

Mortgage application volume increased 4.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis compared with the week before as mortgage interest rates decreased across the board, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage credit availability fell in June despite signs of improving housing markets, says the Mortgage Bankers Association.