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Wilshire Bancorp in Los Angeles has agreed to buy Manhattan Bancorp's mortgage lending division.

Consumer optimism toward the housing market grew in January, a sign that the improving economy has warmed consumers to the prospect of purchasing a home, according to survey results released Monday by Fannie Mae.

Mortgage fraud risk declined in the third quarter even as property valuation fraud risk increased, according to Interthinx.

When charging fees to borrowers with weaker credit histories, lenders should take great care to describe everything correctly and ensure such fees are not excessive.

It's a mortgage on top of a mortgage, and at least one lender is making these loans again through brokers.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority plans to sell $150 million of mortgage finance program bonds, starting with a retail order day on Monday.

The end of the refinance boom cost more nonbank mortgage lender jobs than originally estimated, though the revised figures make the subsequent hiring pickup appear more impressive.

One of the culprits in the building and bursting of the nation's housing bubble, the low-down-payment mortgage, is back in favor and readily available at a lender near you.

Michigan builders are expecting an 8% increase this year in new home construction permits, good news for the industry but still far below pre-recession levels of activity.

As the New Jersey Supreme Court considers whether to intervene in the Christie administration's regulation of affordable housing, the case has brought into focus a debate over the need for such housing among low- and moderate-income residents.