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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will let borrowers who have gone through foreclosure buy back their homes at market prices under a policy shift announced by the regulator for the two U.S.-owned companies.

More property owners are jumping on a drop in financing costs and loosening terms to pay off their mortgages.

According to Home Mortgage Disclosure and Mortgage Bankers Association data, independent, nonbank mortgage lenders originated 40% of the home purchase loans made in 2013.

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Nationstar Mortgage's ratings in several servicer categories.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities advanced at a slower pace in the 12 months through September as the housing market continued to make gradual progress.

New initiatives meant to increase access to credit have rekindled the debate over whether housing counseling is the best and most cost-effective way for preparing consumers to become mortgage borrowers.

The deals are backed by a fixed-rate loan with a term of 10 years, the longest loan tenure to date for such deals.

Credit Suisse's DLJ Mortgages is marketing a reperforming mortgage securitization, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

The risk that the failure to refinance a loan collateralizing a single-family rental securitization would cascade into a "widespread" decline in property prices is low, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Some topics of conversation for mortgage originators to discuss with their real estate referral partners.