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Analysts at Fitch Ratings have returned Old Republic International Corp. to Ratings Watch Negative status following the cancellation of the spinoff of the mortgage insurance business into a separate entity.

The National Association of Realtors reported that its pending sales index jumped nearly 6% in May back to 101.1, the same level in March and the highest this year.

The Federal Housing Administration's increase in mortgage insurance premiums for streamline refinancings dragged down the amount of government loan applications and in turn total loan applications for the week ended June 22.

Attempts by Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. to sell off its eMagic and Myers Internet units have failed and the mortgage insurer will shut down the pair of technology providers on Sept. 1.

Despite the well-known symbiotic relationship between crime rates and the socio-economic wellbeing of a neighborhood attempts to measure the toll of crime on home values are scarce if nonexistent.

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CoreLogic has introduced a new tool designed to deliver summaries of the assignment document chain mortgage servicers need to comply with federal regulators.

As most mortgage industry professionals are aware, the Federal Housing Administration recently increased its mortgage insurance premiums.

Customers Bancorp, which is led by veteran banker Jay Sidhu, announced it would acquire Acacia Federal Savings Bank from Ameritas Mutual Holding for $65 million in stock.

The S&P Case-Shiller house price index rose 1.3% in April for the first time since August.