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Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac made similar changes to their policy when it comes to disclosures and retention rules for an appeal of a valuation.

The 30-year conforming fixed rate mortgage ended this week at its lowest since last Oct. 17, helped by bond traders pricing in a reduction in short-term rates.

Small lenders are turning to local sponsorships, social media, education and word-of-mouth to compete with big banks' massive marketing budgets.

As Washington weighs a national housing emergency, U.S. homeownership has slipped year-over-year, according to Redfin.

The bank will deploy Nova Credit's Cash Atlas software to determine borrowers' creditworthiness by looking at bank account data, and the vendor's Credit Passport to bank newcomers to the country.

A Tuesday night deadline has passed and some investors in certain senior notes now have a new expiration date for the closing of the tender offer and exchange.

A pickup in refinances was offset by the first pullback in purchases in four weeks in the run-up to Labor Day, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The US 30-year yield climbed as much as four basis points to 4.999% on Wednesday before stabilizing.

The increase represents a spot of good news for homebuilders in a year marked by uncertainty surrounding tariffs and still-challenging interest rate levels.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook's lawyers blasted President Donald Trump's move to oust her as based on nothing more than a pack of "cut-and-paste" allegations related to mortgage fraud.