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The CFPB gave little ground in its pledge Wednesday to be "sensitive" to lenders that make a "good-faith effort" to comply with new mortgage disclosure rules that go into effect in August. The agency's statements fell short of a formal grace period that the industry and lawmakers had been demanding.

The number of delinquent loans backing commercial mortgage-backed securities dropped significantly in May, according to a report by Trepp.

Signs of increased underwriting discipline dissolved in the first quarter, creating a challenge for U.S. CMBS investors, according to Fitch Ratings.

While demand for mortgages continues to slide up and down, profits for independent mortgage bankers are up.

Thorofare Capital in Los Angeles has agreed to originate commercial real estate bridge loans on behalf of the money manager DoubleLine Capital.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a blog post Wednesday designed to mollify industry and congressional concerns that lenders will not be ready to implement new disclosure forms by an Aug. 1 deadline.

A global bond-market slump pushed yields on benchmark U.S. mortgage securities to the highest level in more than seven months, signaling potential pressure on the American housing market amid its peak selling season.

Weekly demand for mortgage loans continues its trend of being consistently inconsistent.

Recent regulatory action against a California lender is a lesson for lenders with substandard monitoring of broker fees.

Farmer Mac officials are confident about the stability and continued performance of the loans on their books, even as the agricultural industry faces headwinds like the California drought and recent decline in corn prices.