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Treasury 10-year note yields traded close to the highest in 10 months on speculation Federal Reserve minutes may provide details on when the central bank plans to start trimming debt purchases.

Brookfield Residential Properties said the recovery in U.S. housing is only just starting to add to earnings.

OneWest Bank has held informal sales talks in recent weeks with at least two potential buyers.

Equal Justice Works was provided with a grant to fund four legal fellows to work in two Illinois cities to assist distressed homeowners at risk of foreclosure.

The law firm of Keefe Roberts & Associates has agreed to partner with Shapiro & Kreisman LLC and be part of the LOGS Network.

Lender Processing Services has entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice that resolves inquiries made by the U.S. attorney's office for the Middle District of Florida.

Despite a huge portfolio of seriously delinquent loans, it appears the Federal Housing Administration might be able to keep its head above water this year without seeking a draw from the U.S. Treasury.

The downgrades are due primarily to higher expected realized and anticipated losses from specially serviced and troubled loans.

The registration statement relating to the sale of common stock of Charter Financial has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Delinquencies on U.S. commercial real estate loan collateralized debt obligations fell for the second consecutive month.

The California Department of Real Estate issued a warning to consumers about a new fraudulent scheme that targets and preys upon the owners of vacation timeshares in Mexico.

In appropriate cases the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to continue its Big Brother approach to customer-disputed loss mitigation cases subject to mortgage servicing transfers.

A record number of consumers utilized MortgageKeeper Referral Servicers’ database in January.

Fannie Mae has priced a $6 billion new issue of three-year Benchmark Notes due March 30, 2016.

According to the monitor of the national mortgage settlement, Residential Capital, Ally Financial and GMAC Mortgage have collectively exceeded their "consumer relief obligations.”

Ellington Financial during the fourth quarter of 2012 recognized net income of $24.8 million, or $1.19 per diluted share.

FICO has launched an analytic solution that combats first-party and third-party application fraud which reportedly costs credit grantors in the U.S. more than $6.7 billion a year.

The Federal Housing Administration is taking aggressive actions to protect seniors that take out FHA-insured reverse mortgages and protect the mortgage insurance fund.

Credit Agricole won dismissal of lawsuit brought by Intesa Sanpaolo over claims it was defrauded in a collateralized debt obligation investment.

Fannie Mae has made plans for a new issue of three-year benchmark notes.