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The decline was "widespread" impacting eight of the nine U.S. census divisions, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

The Federal Housing Administration also announced it would incorporate similar borrower history into its underwriting beginning at the end of October.

The deal with American Mortgage Services Co. comes as originations continue to slow. However, lower valuations may be limiting current M&A activity, according to some experts.

The shift to working from home drove more than half of the increase in house and rent prices during the pandemic and will likely drive up costs and inflation going forward as the shift becomes permanent, according to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. 

When voters in Oakland, Berkeley and South San Francisco receive ballots in the mail next month, they'll be asked whether their cities should be allowed to help build more desperately needed affordable housing.

The online lender approved Black applicants at lower rates than non-Hispanic whites, according to a law firm that monitors its artificial intelligence models. Upstart said it's an industry leader in fair lending but acknowledged room for improvement, calling disparities "an industry-wide challenge."

Mortgage rate shock and increased choice continued to drive more than 15% of homebuyers to back out of deals in the latest month's numbers.

The four depositories with the highest volumes wrote more than sixty million dollars in loans combined in Q2.

These refinance transactions are being driven by the homeowner's need for cash, according to Black Knight