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The residential finance industry is facing implementation of a whole new regulatory regime.

Pentagon Federal Credit Union said its PenFed Realty unit has agreed to acquire Prudential Dinning-Beard Realtors.

Umpqua Bank added a homebuilder finance group to its commercial real estate lending division.

In the months ahead the future of the mortgage industry will be decided by federal agencies under the purview of President Obama.

Lots of financial institutions use social media as a marketing and customer service tool, but few have figured out how to actually make money from it.

Fitch issued its conclusion after analyzing home sale inventory figures compiled by Realtor groups.

On Monday Impac’s share price jumped 15% on heavy volume—without explanation—prompting the New York Stock Exchange to send it a notice about unusual activity.

The Financial Institution Reform Recovery and Enforcement Act contains a whistleblower provision that is creating greater levels of concern amongst banks.

Although Basel III rules and pending mortgage regulations are not directly related, they are interconnected.

Fifth Third Bank is combining mobile technology and a browser-based loan officer portal to build its mortgage business and better communicate with borrowers.