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The number of positions lost during the month was almost three times as large as in February.

Yes, subprime lending is picking up. But industry experts believe regulatory reform and new documentation requirements will prevent bubble-era style risk layering from re-emerging.

Wells Fargo and Bank of America posted double-digit increases on the amount of credit provided to mortgage bankers in 2013. Most other warehouse lenders' commitments shrunk.

Mortgage rates declined, decreasing home-loan costs as fewer Americans sought financing for purchases.

Banks are easing credit standards in search of a safe and profitable middle ground after an era of reckless home lending gave way to the stiffest rules in decades, putting a damper on the housing recovery.

Mortgage applications fell to their lowest level since December 2000 as fewer borrowers purchased homes and even less refinanced their properties.

Home prices in 20 cities rose at a slower pace in the year ended February as the residential real-estate market cooled.

The homeownership rate declined to the lowest in almost 19 years as rising property prices and mortgage rates held back demand.

Contracts to purchase previously owned homes climbed in March by the most in almost three years, showing residential real estate was starting to stabilize entering the spring selling season.

Flagstar Bancorp reported a significant first-quarter loss as its loan-loss provision more than quintupled.

MGIC Investment Corp., the No. 3 U.S. mortgage insurer, rallied after posting its largest profit since 2007, helping ease concerns that slowing home lending would weigh on results.

Mortgage applications fell for the fourth time in five weeks as fewer Americans made home purchases or refinanced their properties as borrowing costs rose.

A new survey provides further evidence that continuing declines in mortgage origination volume have motivated lenders to ease credit standards.

Sales of previously owned homes fell in March for the third consecutive month as rising prices and cold weather discouraged would-be buyers.

Real estate executives are looking for ways to motivate reluctant buyers who don't want to give up their current low mortgage rates.

Mortgage rates fell, sending costs for 30-year loans to the lowest since early February as the Federal Reserve confirmed its commitment to provide support for the economic recovery.

B of A caught observers off guard by announcing $6 billion in mortgage litigation expenses, but the move is an attempt to convince analysts and investors that there is an end in sight to its crisis-era legal woes. It just might work.

Mortgage applications, including requests for refinancings and for home purchase loans, rose from the previous week for the week ended April 11.

A survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association points to a solid increase in March new home sales after a slow start to spring selling season.

Mortgage lending is contracting to levels not seen since 1997 as rising interest rates and home prices drive away borrowers.