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A Maryland mortgage broker pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud in connection with two separate schemes that resulted in lenders losing over $2 million.

Cohen Financial has secured $75 million in construction financing for two Class A multifamily properties in Arizona.

First Financial Northwest said the Federal Reserve System has lifted the memorandum of understanding entered into slightly over two years ago.

FHA needs to fix Credit Watch so every lender isn’t forced into the same narrow credit box.

Rockville Financial said adding an online mortgage application was one of the reasons the bank holding company had a 74% increase in originations in the first quarter.

Newcastle shareholders as of May 6 will receive shares of New Residential common stock on a one-for-one basis.

There were eight gainers and seven losers in the Mortgage Industry Equity Composite on Friday.

Mortgage Grapevine poster Jusross is unhappy with the online mortgage application software he is using.

CoreLogic reported in its first-quarter results that it had acquired Case-Shiller from Fiserv on March 20 for $6 million cash.

Home prices might be going up and the economy may be strengthening, but that doesn't mean lenders are making it any easier for borrowers to get a mortgage.