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Government-backed mortgage bonds declined after a two-day rally, extending quarterly losses that are on track to be the worst in almost two decades.

We're hearing the Corker-Warner GSE reform bill will really drive up the cost of plain-vanilla mortgages.

Some clarity may eventually emerge from a slew of lawsuits that are slowly working their way through the legal system.

Rep. Mel Watt defended his judgment and experience with housing issues during a hearing on his nomination to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

The prices of loans supporting commercial mortgage backed securities decreased 60 basis points between the end of April and the end of May

Prudential Financial’s Michael Lillard said investors should buy commercial mortgage-backed securities and other bonds that fell on concerns the Federal Reserve will slow its pace of debt purchases.

GE Capital Real Estate is increasing lending this year as deals accelerate and the cost of borrowing jumps in the commercial mortgage-backed securities market.

Issuers are adding another layer of protection at a time when lawmakers are examining how to wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and bring private capital back into the mortgage market.

California Realtors are raising objections to the Corker-Warner GSE reform bill because of the reduction in loan limits in high-cost areas.