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Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust plans to offer $505 million of debt tied to its rental properties in its first bond sale, according to a person with knowledge of the transaction.

Freddie Mac announced its first K-deal that includes a manufactured housing community loan.

Wells Fargo & Co. targets black and Latino borrowers for more costly home loans than their white counterparts in the Chicago area, helping to prolong a local and national foreclosure crisis, the biggest county in Illinois said.

A company's evolution from startup to established business requires executives to have a wide array of leadership skills, particularly given the intricate compliance requirements that can complicate the growth trajectory of many mortgage firms.

The refi boom of 4Q 2013 was certainly another trip to the table. More feeding the mortgage beast with refinances, when really it's the purchases that will sustain us.

Goldman Sachs is preparing to bring its first post-crisis prime jumbo residential mortgage-backed securities transaction to market.

Freddie Mac said that rates for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages dropped this week to 3.97%.

Mortgage applications decreased last week as both refinance and purchase activity fell.

Having fought many battles with Congress over curbs to bond and other programs that affect affordable housing, John Murphy expects the challenges will continue as he retires from the National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies after 30 years as its executive director.