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Lenders who make or buy non-qualified mortgages are learning how to get more of a handle on the risks, in part by ensuring they don't stray too far away from QM boundaries.

Bond investors are wresting higher yields from landlords in the fledgling business where rental homes are financed by credit markets.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac updated their representation and warranties frameworks in a move designed to encourage mortgage lenders to ease credit restrictions by limiting repurchase requirements.

The average rate for the 30-year mortgage dropped below 4% compared with the previous week, according to a report by Freddie Mac.

Essent Group has priced a $267 million secondary public offering of its common stock.

The number of mortgages refinanced grew by four percentage points in October from September, according to an Ellie Mae report.

An automated consumer training technology aims to mitigate compliance risk in loans outside qualified mortgage standards for liability protection.

October housing sales figures in California remained tepid despite the lowest mortgage rates in 18 months, according to a new report from the California Association of Realtors.

The namesake of the lifetime achievement Mortgage Technology Award left a tremendous legacy on the mortgage industry.

Purchases of previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly rose in October to a one-year high as low borrowing costs helped sustain the recovery in residential real estate.