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Fannie Mae reported net income of $14.2 billion last year, a sharp decline from the record $84 billion in 2013 that was inflated by accounting for tax credits.

CFPB officials are keeping a close watch on the Qualified Mortgage and ability-to-repay rules to gauge whether further changes should be made. But mortgage numbers don't give a clear picture on what kind of impact they've had.

Here's a preview of some of the most interesting and important presentations scheduled at this year's MBA Servicing Conference, as selected by the editors of National Mortgage News.

Lenders saw the highest amount of refinancing activity since 2013 in January, according to Ellie Mae.

Fannie Mae's first risk-share transaction of the year is for $1.5 billion.

One of the things we're always telling consumers is that if they want to become responsible homeowners, they're going to have to learn to manage their finances, and that means budgeting.

California's existing home sales remained in a squeeze in January, with limited inventory and rising prices cutting affordability, the California Association of Realtors reported.

A federal relief effort that set aside nearly $2 billion in housing aid for troubled Californians is being expanded to help older homeowners avert foreclosures on their reverse mortgages.

Bay Area home sales posted their slowest performance in seven years last month.