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Barry Habib, chief market strategist for Residential Finance, talks about why an uptick in purchase applications is good for the housing industry.

An executive at Calvert Financial in Ashland, Mo., has admitted to using funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program to buy a luxury condominium.

The federal regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is seeking at least $6 billion from JPMorgan Chase to settle a lawsuit over soured mortgage bonds sold to the government-sponsored enterprises.

Mortgage loan application volume decreased by 2.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ended Aug. 23.

The Nambe Pueblo Housing Entity, which is developing homes for members of its small (650 people) pueblo Indian tribe, knows it is a slow process to make the desert bloom with snug new houses.

Almost all mortgage stocks sold at a discount Tuesday, down more than the roughly 1% price fluctuation seen in the past few days.

Walker & Dunlop has provided $394.6 million in financing for multifamily properties in the state of Texas during the eight months of this year.

One poster claims in order to remain relevant HUD will be forced to lower its MI premiums in the near future.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka has dropped its activity-based stock purchase requirement when members sell their mortgages to the FHLB.

At least in Florida some are seeing a surprise benefit from new regulations—growth in the mortgage broker industry.