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Treasury and HUD are close to unveiling administrative and legislative options for ending the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Will their findings be heavy on detail or leave a lot unanswered?

The agency had decided not to challenge a recent court ruling that its structure violates the separation of powers, but newly confirmed Director Mark Calabria now appears willing to the fight the case.

How the Trump administration can recapitalize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while remedying jilted private investors.

Lenders who employ a technology stack that tracks, collects and analyzes homebuyer behavior will have a distinct advantage as application volume rises.

After the government-sponsored enterprise patch expires, "near prime" loans over the 43% debt-to-income ratio should be qualified mortgages if they have compensating factors, according to the Center for Responsible Lending.

Stearns Holdings and certain subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a restructuring agreement that could reduce debt, increase Blackstone's stake in the company and preserve jobs.

Not a single state posted annual gains in overall or serious mortgage delinquency rate in April as the national rate plummeted to a low not reached in over 20 years, according to CoreLogic.

With affordability still an issue despite falling interest rates and harnessed home value growth, lenders further loosened credit standards in June, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mandate for loan officers is to be able to inform on customers' specific financial needs in areas that extend well beyond the home loan.

Seattle's housing market isn't cooling quite as fast it was earlier this spring, but prices are still dropping as inventories build and would-be buyers continue to search outside the city limits for better prices.

Median home prices in the second quarter rose 5.1% over the same period a year ago in the city of Santa Fe, with the countywide median price up 7.4%, according to the Santa Fe Association of Realtors.

Critical comments about Wall Street in the first debates signal an unfriendly political environment for banks. Here is a sample of leading candidates’ financial policy views.

From Middle America to upstate New York, here's a look at cities offering the best opportunities to millennial buyers.

Builder MDC Holdings' preliminary numbers for net new home orders registered their highest quarterly increase in years, adding to signs of growing demand for housing.

While mortgage rate optimism kept consumer confidence about the home purchase market high in June, affordability worries pulled overall sentiment lower, a Fannie Mae survey said.

A developer behind projects in the Maine cities of Portland and Saco was sued by a business partner as properties there are scheduled to be sold at foreclosure auctions.

Taking aim at the racial wealth gap in the U.S., Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris proposed a $100 billion program to help black families and individuals buy homes.

The Whitefish, Mont., Legacy Homes Program intended to create housing for those with moderate incomes officially went into effect on July 3.

Colorado Springs-area home prices notched a third straight record high last month, as the demand for housing in the Pikes Peak region shows no signs of slowing while the supply of properties for sale remains historically low.

An Indiana man was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after his conviction for participating in a foreclosure rescue fraud scheme.