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U.S. agricultural banks increased farm and ranch lending by 13.9%, or $10 billion, in 2012.

Consumer credit quality remains healthy through the end of February as all rate categories tracked by S&P/Experian decreased on an annual basis.

The decline in fourth-quarter income was due to fair value adjustments on loans held for sale plus the severance payment to its former CEO.

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GSE seller/services refinanced 1.1 million high LTV loans under the Home Affordable Refinance Program in 2012.

Rep. Keith Ellison said the savings from his proposal would fund the National Housing Trust Fund, Section 8 rental assistance and low-income housing tax credits.

Citigroup is among the Wall Street firms still dealing with the fallout from the financial crisis, when the bank almost collapsed amid losses tied to subprime mortgages and took a $45 billion bailout.

A jump in the mortgage industry employment rate is one of the signs indicating more recruiting will take place due to the recovery.

Morningstar released a presale report on another Goldman Sachs single-asset commercial mortgage-backed securities deal.

Single-family housing starts edged up by 0.5% in February and have been relatively flat since December.