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Flagstar Bancorp beat expectations as it reported stronger mortgage volume in the first quarter.

The U.S. homeownership rate fell to the lowest level in more than two decades, extending a multiyear decline as rising prices and stagnant wages keep young families out of the property-buying market.

Waterstone Financial saw higher quarterly profits thanks to a 352% increase in its mortgage banking segment.

Tricon Capital Group, the latest entrant in the single-family rental securitization market, offers investors greater exposure to two unusual types of collateral: Section 8 homes and condominiums.

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A Wall Street financial instrument that amplified losses during the U.S. property-bubble collapse is seeing a revival.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities climbed at a faster pace than forecast in the year ended February, a sign the housing industry may be gaining momentum amid low borrowing costs and continued job growth.

With low rates tempting more home owners to refinance and relaxed down payment requirements spurring more home sales, bankers are more optimistic about mortgage lending than they have been in some time.

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Cornerstone Home Lending surrendered its state mortgage license in Georgia and will pay $33,500 under the terms of a consent order reached with state banking regulators.