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Housing and lending groups are urging the government sponsored enterprise regulator and conservator to keep the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan limits where they are for now.

The title insurance industry generated $12.7 billion in written premiums during 2013, up 11.5% from the prior year.

Most housing markets are faring better than they did in the depths of the recession, but the recovery still has a long way to go.

Lenders and servicers are worried about the cost of dealing with widows and widowers who didn't sign the mortgages if they can't be foreclosed upon.

The former Wells Fargo Home Mortgage loan officer faces up to 30 years in prison for his role in the conspiracy.

Lenders won't be getting an eighth active mortgage insurance underwriter to choose from after all. But they may get repaid faster on claims from a carrier that's been winding down.

This sector is constrained by numerous and often complex issues, which span across the mortgage lifecycle, and affect a wide array of market participants, from the homeowner to the investor.

Some tips originators can pass on to consumers who are looking to move up, move down or just move on.

Dealing with the unnecessary intrusions in your business that keep you from earning the most money.

The slowdown in housing since the middle of last year reflects a pickup in borrowing costs, declining affordability, limited job growth and, more recently, bad weather.