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Almost 36% of all U.S. new homes sold in May weren’t yet under construction, close to a seven-year high and signaling sustained strength in homebuilding as companies try to catch up.

There has not been a great deal of buzz surrounding the CFPB complaint database thus far, but servicers could gain valuable perspective simply by understanding the process.

In the circles in which I travel, discussions related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have not been favorable.

We're hearing that the days of 30-year fixed mortgage rates below 4% may be over.

Ballard Spahr’s long-term expansion goals have now led to the creation of Ballard Spahr Stillman & Friedman in New York.

The employment contract of L. Stephen Smith as chief executive, president and chief operating officer of The PMI Group Inc. expired on June 30 and was not renewed.

The Federal Reserve Board has ditched a stringent and complex Basel III risk-based capital rule for residential mortgages and decided to leave the current risk weights in place for all banks.

Walker & Dunlop has entered into an amended and restated warehouse credit agreement with PNC Bank that ups its existing $450 million facility to $650 million.

Denmark is warning that the world’s biggest mortgage market per capita is again under threat from a proposal by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Stonegate Mortgage Corp. plans to conduct a registered initial public offering of its common stock.