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Rates for 30-year mortgages dropped to the lowest level in more than three years as U.K. voters' decision to leave the European Union drove investors to the safety of American government bonds that guide home loans.

Mortgage application activity decreased 2.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Big banks have drastically reduced their share of the Federal Housing Administration market, a massive shift that has big implications, according to new analysis by the American Enterprise Institute.

The market gyrations following the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union have an upside for mortgage lenders, as already-falling interest rates are expected to boost home purchases and refinancing.

Foreclosure starts increased last month, moving off their 10-year low, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Carrington Mortgage Services has added conventional loans to the portfolio of products offered by its wholesale lending division.

Mortgage applications increased 2.9% from one week earlier as interest rates remain at three-year lows, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Bank of America's newest service allows consumers to track their loan status online.

Mortgage applications decreased 2.4% from one week earlier even though interest rates for conforming loans are at their lowest point in 18 months, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Lender sentiment toward housing has improved during the second quarter, with lenders reporting higher demand for purchase mortgages, according to Fannie Mae.

Small-business lenders are scrambling for financing to accommodate a possible real-estate-related borrowing surge once a key federal rule change takes effect next week.

Mortgage applications increased 9.3% from one week earlier as rates were basically flat for the period, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications decreased 4.1% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

New research findings challenge common assumptions about borrower behavior, illustrating how trended data — something mortgage lenders will soon be required to collect — could be a game-changer.

Mortgage applications and interest rates both increased during the week ending May 20, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly survey.

The experience of updating systems and overhauling workflows that mortgage lenders gleaned from implementing the TILA-RESPA integrated disclosures could prove useful to portfolio lenders as they implement a similarly complex accounting rule for reporting credit losses.

Fannie Mae forecasts flat to declining 30-year mortgage interest rates this year and next, while Freddie Mac thinks they will increase.

The percentage of loan applications which become closed loans slipped from March's high last month, according to Ellie Mae.

Mortgage applications decreased 1.6% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Despite loan originations falling year-over-year, dollar volume is up thanks to a surge in home equity lines of credit, according to RealtyTrac.