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Even though volumes are expected to taper from 2020’s record highs, lenders plan to take on more employees in 2021, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association and McLagan Data.

The 2013 rule, which was weakened under the Trump administration, established a comparatively low bar for plaintiffs alleging discrimination.

The Supreme Court decision cleared the way for further revisions to the agreements between the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Treasury, which could include dismissing the January changes.

The owner of former Sears stores is looking to sell as many as 50 properties as it tries to generate cash and focus on the development of other sites it owns.

Gordon is currently president of the National Community Stabilization Trust, a nonprofit organization that promotes neighborhood revitalization and housing affordability.

The now-interim leader of the Federal Housing Finance Agency would give the mortgage industry much-needed stability following Calabria’s calamities, writes the head of Whalen Global Advisors.

President Biden has informed the Senate he wants Uejio, the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to be an assistant secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

A Realtor.com survey of consumers aged 18 to 25 found that 45% share are already saving for a home.

Median home prices are higher than the historical average in 61% of U.S. counties, Attom Data Solutions said, and it's unclear if the situation gets better or worse.

The White House extended the foreclosure moratorium for federally-backed home loans a final month, and government agencies plan to roll out additional measures in July.

Corresponding Treasury yields seesawed over the past week, as some experts see “transitory” inflation persisting.

How the pandemic is accelerating trends in financial advice and changing the way Americans manage their money.

The Community Home Lenders Association has called for suspension of federal limits on the loan volumes that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can purchase from individual lenders. The demand came on the same day that the Biden administration fired FHFA Director Mark Calabria and started the process of nominating his successor.

Thompson, who was most recently the deputy director of the FHFA’s Division of Housing and Mission Goals, replaces Mark Calabria, who was fired Wednesday afternoon.

The numbers, which include payments suspended for pandemic-related hardships, could be a consideration in the possible further extension of moratoria federal regulators are close to making a call on.

Growing CRE mortgage volumes raised the bar for the coming year despite lingering concerns, according to the CRE Finance Council.

President Biden removed Mark Calabria as Federal Housing Finance Agency director hours after a Supreme Court ruling made the move possible. The administration is expected to offer up a nominee who will prioritize affordable housing and racial equity in housing instead of reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Increases in refinances, both in applications and average size, help lead overall numbers higher

For all respondents, cash edged financing by one percentage point, but half of those that bought last year used cash, ServiceLink found.

The president will oust Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria, a Trump appointee, now that the high court says the chief executive can do so at will. It's "critical that the agency implement the administration’s housing policies," said a White House official.