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While lenders do not survey applicants on sexual orientation for their Home Mortgage Disclosure Act reports, a look at the data on same-sex couple applicants is intriguing.

Bank executives see opportunity in selling MSRs and servicing the loans for the buyers.

The ruble's 16-month slide has driven a jump in mortgage lending as Russians buy homes with mortgages in an effort to protect their dwindling savings.

Mortgage applications fell for the second consecutive week even as interest rates decreased to their lowest levels in the past year.

Capital One Financial has consolidated its commercial real estate lending units, in an attempt to further integrate Beech Street Capital, the multifamily mortgage firm it acquired last year.

Bridget Michelle Clark, the founder of Homeowners Mortgage Enterprises died on May 25 after a prolonged illness. She was 54 years old.

Western Asset Management Co. is helping to resuscitate the market for mortgages not backed by the government.

National home price appreciation slowed for the fifth straight month in May, continuing a trend that's expected to continue into the summer selling season.

A reduction in mortgage rates has boosted Home Affordable Refinance Program refinancings, according to nonbank servicer Walter Investment Management Corp.

Delinquency rates for commercial and multifamily loans declined in the first quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.