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During the fourth quarter of 2012, CoreLogic said approximately 200,000 homeowners returned to a state of positive equity.

Two Harbors Investment Corp. has priced a public offering of 50 million shares of its common stock at an offering price of $13.46 per share.

Christopher Hurn, CEO of SBA 504 lender Mercantile Capital, has written a book to give advice to business owners.

Eastern Union Funding is creating a credit quality division with the aim of enhancing its relationships with its funding sources and its borrowers.

All but four Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks were losers on Monday as the market reacted to uncertainty in Europe.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency has assigned preliminary investment grade ratings to another single-borrower commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction.

Hallmark Home Mortgage has formally launched USA Wholesale Lending.

A poster on the Mortgage Grapevine is asking for help from fellow community members.

In the eyes of the attorneys general from nine states principal writedowns on federally insured mortgage loans are the Achilles’ heel of the housing and overall economic recovery.

Housing forecasters remain optimistic that property values will continue to increase over the next several years and exceed pre-bubble rates by 2017.