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State-chartered housing finance agencies have been adapting to the low interest rate environment by securitizing mortgages via Ginnie Mae and selling loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

With interest rates rising and refinances tanking, a lot of lenders are searching for a bigger share of the home purchase market.

Wholesaler 360 Mortgage is looking to expand its relationships with mortgage brokers beyond Home Affordable Refinance Program-related products.

I’m actually getting email from readers who agree with me that our industry really is like professional football.

The Mortgage Grapevine community has been asked if anyone has a prediction on when the subprime and/or alt-A lending markets will return.

Nearly half of the borrowers participating in an online National Foundation for Credit Counseling survey would rather talk to a qualified professional when facing financial distress.

A national alliance has been established with a goal of protecting and promoting sustainable homeownership for all 75 million existing homeowners and aspiring homebuyers across the country.

At one-tenth of a percentage point the seemingly small quarterly decline in the delinquency rate of loans held in commercial mortgage-backed securities during the second quarter of 2013 is the largest on record.

The Internal Revenue Service has the material; you need to know how to use it.

ISGN is working to increase the functionality of its loan origination system, the new chief executive said.