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Borrowers whose homes were damaged by the November tornadoes are being offered mortgage relief options by the government-sponsored enterprise including forbearance for up to one year.

I talked with a loan officer who saw her glass as half-empty and asked Facebook, What do you do when you need more business? I received a ton of responses.

An outsourcing services provider is buying a capital markets consultancy for $75 million, and separately a mortgage company is outfitting its new servicing unit with lien-release technology.

I am thankful for the best of the hunters among us, the professional loan officer, who is good for the industry.

More homeowners will put their homes up for sale next year and increase the supply.

Commitments to buy new mortgages unexpectedly increased in October.

The deal releases the lender from certain existing and future repurchase obligations for approximately 716,000 loans originated between January 2000 and December 2009.

The individual performance of mortgage-related companies in this publication’s equity index ranged from a gain of about 2% to a loss of less than 1% in value on the day.

Lawyers for a Pennsylvania bank say the draft complaint may lead to the discovery of evidence that could be used in its own case against JPMorgan Chase.

Fifty years after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Parkland Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, is preparing to move into a new $1.27 billion facility across the street.