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Housing price gains and the critical role of valuations during the recovery may require lenders to watch over an appraiser’s shoulder.

The housing market is undergoing a very gradual recovery as more new households are choosing to rent over buying a home, according to Wells Fargo Securities.

Sterling Savings Bank has completed the acquisition of the Seattle-area operations of Boston Private Bank & Trust Co.

AmeriSave Mortgage Corp. has launched a correspondent lending division.

With drastic declines in foreclosure numbers, it appears the foreclosure crisis is over for at least one state: Massachusetts.

With $26 million in assets and fewer than 5,000 members, Catholic Family FCU is right in the sweet spot for the "Great Divide" between CUs that are profitable and those that are struggling.

Aided by rising home sales and prices, the median gross income of a Realtor rose to $43,500 in 2012 from $34,900 in 2011.

A total of $14,100 was granted from Kirtland FCU and the FHLB-Dallas to replace worn carpeting throughout Joey Campbell’s Albuquerque home with hardwood floors in an effort to help him avoid tripping on seams.

John Zielke previously was head of underwriting for Credit Suisse’s Column Financial and deputy chief underwriter for Walker & Dunlop.

We're hearing that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be issuing new guidance on loan officer compensation in June.