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Dubai Islamic Bank offered to take over mortgage provider Tamweel through a share swap, four days after the United Arab Emirates’ central bank issued guidelines restricting home loans.

The ever-increasing national debt should be of concern to mortgage originators because of the effect it could have on interest rates.

Mortgage people need to toe the mark or CFPB may tow it for you.

The November 2012 CoreLogic National Foreclosure Report shows the number of completed foreclosures in the U.S. dropped 6% month-over-month.

David Kaup admitted to carrying out three separate fraud schemes that caused millions in losses to victims, but failed to appear for his sentencing.

Savvy investors rushing to take advantage of current and long-term foreclosure-to-rental market opportunities may stumble upon an unexpected barrier: data.

Freddie Mac has planned its first offering of multifamily structured mortgage pass-through certificate deal of the year.

Flagstar Bancorp Inc., Troy, Mich., is selling a portfolio of commercial loans, including commercial real estate loans, to CIT Bank for $779 million.

After months of steady ups and downs, the delinquency rate for commercial mortgage-backed security loans has finally hit a wall.

There was a 21.6% decline in mortgage application volume on a seasonally adjusted basis during the last two weeks of 2012 as refinancings during the week of Dec. 28 were at their lowest point since April.