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RBS Citizens Financial Group has pledged to invest up to $1 billion in funding for affordable housing and community development projects.

Refinance application volume was up 3% for the week ended Sept. 27 as rates continued to decline, hitting levels seen back in June.

A third financial institution has come to an agreement with Freddie Mac to resolve claims that it issued problematic loans to the government-sponsored enterprise between 2000 and 2008.

Walker & Dunlop said its 3Q13 commercial mortgage origination volume will end up in the range of between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, which is below its previous guidance of between $2 billion and $2.5 billion.

he delinquency rate for commercial real estate conduit loans was 8.14% in September, the fourth consecutive month of decline.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac don’t require lenders to produce a 4506-T form that has been processed by the Internal Revenue Service before closing a loan.

Giving clients the best experience possible goes a long way toward securing future business.

We're hearing that a possible drop in per-loan profitability is among key concerns as the qualified mortgage rule goes into effect.

MCS Mortgage Bankers announced strategic growth plans with the opening of a new Midwest regional office that went into effect on Oct. 1.

On Day 1 of the shutdown, 14 of the 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite members closed higher.