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Berkshire Hathaway’s interest in Residential Capital Corp. is beginning to waver, according to advisors and others close to the transaction.

Timothy Buzby has been promoted to president and chief executive of Farmer Mac, replacing Michael Gerber.

Multifamily mortgage origination volume increased 60% in 2011 over 2010, with $110 billion in loans produced.

Independent mortgage servicers are poised for explosive growth as litigation, new capital rules and risk weighting push traditional banks out of the business, said Wilbur Ross.

Average fixed mortgage rates saw their record lows get lower for the second consecutive week.

The National Association of Independent Housing Professionals feels mortgages professionals have no representation on the agency's new Consumer Advisory Board.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will ferret out lenders—bank and nonbank alike—with large numbers of consumer complaints.

The qualified mortgage rule—ever so briefly—became a topic in the presidential debate Wednesday night.

Explain to your customer that the credit score they obtain from one of those services could be vastly different than the one used for underwriting.

Remember the good old days, before the Industrial Revolution when governments threw people in debtor’s prison because they were broke?