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Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan explains the impact that housing is having on the U.S. economy.

The National Association of Realtors is forecasting that the vacancy rate on multifamily dwellings will fall to 4.2% this quarter compared to 5.6% a year ago as high demand outstrips supply.

Over the past several years, there has been an increased focus on determining risk associated with the participants facilitating a loan transaction.

Morrison & Foerster can't say it hired the attorney who wrote the CFPB's rulebook. But it picked up the guy who started the job.

Lender Processing Services and RentRange will offer rental property income data to mortgage servicers, investors and others who need it to make informed decisions about distressed housing assets.

Phillip Matous wants to make sure legislators in his state understand the weight of the regulatory burden credit unions and other lenders are bearing.

I talk to dozens of mortgage professionals each month and without even asking, I get an earful about too much regulation in the residential finance/servicing industry.

Four years is a long time, but even longer when comparing banks' relationship with Washington since the last round of political conventions.

Residential Capital Corp./GMAC Mortgage has hired Steve Hewins as vice president in charge of vendor strategy and governance.

M&T Bank Corp. said it would buy New Jersey-based Hudson City Bancorp in a deal valued at $3.7 billion.