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Arlington Asset Investment Corp., a Virginia-based real estate investment trust that buys residential mortgage-backed securities, priced a public offering of 3 million shares of common at $24.80 per share.

The government-sponsored enterprises have made several recent changes to their underwriting guidelines, potentially expanding the customer base on refi products.

A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal would provide larger institutions with an incentive for loan officers that smaller community lenders could never match.

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.