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A former residential mortgage broker has turned to the Grapevine for help.

WE’RE HEARING that while UDAAP has primarily shown itself to be a credit card concern so far, mortgage lenders could be next.

Stonegate Mortgage has expanded its business operations in Ohio by opening a new branch that will serve the Cincinnati metropolitan area as well as northern Kentucky.

Higher fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to bring private capital back in the mortgage market might actually backfire by reducing borrower demand for home loans.

Terri Lynn Johnson’s plea was related to a $576,000 mortgage fraud and embezzlement scheme at the title company where she worked.

The median list price of a home for sale increased 0.45% in June from May and by 5.27% over June 2012.

The long-anticipated collapse in mortgage applications, finally a reality, stands to take a bite out of bank earnings in the second quarter and beyond.

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. had three classes of its commercial mortgage pass-through certificates series 2002-CP5 downgraded by Fitch Ratings.

History shows that a rapid rise in interest rates tends to have little correlation with home prices, according to a Fannie Mae researcher.

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rose six points in July to 57.