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FNC Inc. has received a patent for its appraisal score, a move that makes the product the first patented appraisal tool.

Was Berkshire Hathaway faking an interest in Residential Capital Corporation?

Crucial to bringing investors back to the private secondary mortgage market is convincing them of appraisals’ soundness, and there has been a lot of effort on the part of both government and private market entities to make that happen.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief Richard Cordray believes mortgage bankers should not be overly concerned about potential legal liability for making so-called qualified mortgages.

Some helpful hints if the taxman comes knocking on your door.

Almost four in 10 active investors said they plan to increase their purchases of residential investment properties, while 26% said they would keep their activity level the same.

Fannie Mae is telling new seller/servicers that it will cap how much product they can sell to the GSE based on their net worth and other factors.

Carrington Mortgage Services hired Mark Allanach as regional vice president of mortgage lending.

Who's on the Fannie/Freddie 'High Risk' watch list? Well, we can guess who isn't on it.

For the week ending Sept. 20, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell six basis points to 3.49%, matching the record low, while 15-year FRMs declined eight basis points to 2.77%, setting a new record low.