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The asset value of mortgage servicing rights are rapidly being reduced by some of the largest players in the servicing business.

M&T Bank is on a residential production tear with its pipeline of new loans overflowing.

September marks the eighth consecutive month where home prices improved on a year-over-year basis.

In building its first nonconforming MBS, Shellpoint will welcome mortgages facilitated by loan brokers and correspondents.

Single-family construction had its best month in four years and builders are feeling optimistic about their prospects, despite tight mortgage credit.

Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac servicers refinanced 26,950 mortgages with loan-to-value ratios above 125% in August, compared to 26,650 in July.

Bank of America lost money on mortgage banking in the third quarter but only because of charges tied to its legacy business.

PNC Financial Services Group said earnings from its mortgage banking business rebounded in the third quarter due to higher single-family originations and much lower provisioning for mortgage repurchase demands.

Mortgages backed by the Veterans Administration are on a tear.

Citigroup reported net servicing and gain-on-sale revenue of $684 million in the third quarter—more than triple what it did a year ago.

Thanks to the revised FHA Streamline program, GNMA issuance increased 11% in fiscal year 2012.

When subprime lending "comes back" it will be totally different—and out of the past.

An overall slowdown in distressed sales bodes well for home prices holding their own this winter, according to a new report from Amherst Securities Group.

Wells Fargo had its best origination quarter of the year, but mortgage earnings fell slightly in the third quarter.

The mortgage banking division of JPMorgan Chase posted net earnings of $563 million in the third quarter as originations rose to $47 billion.

Mortgage rates remained relatively stable for the week ending Oct. 11, but were up slightly from the all-time lows reached last week.

In yet another sign of positive news for the housing market, foreclosure activity fell to a five-year low in September.

Residential real estate markets across the U.S. are showing strong signs of improvement, according to the Federal Reserve's Beige Book.

Mortgage applications fell in the latest weekly reading with refinancings continuing to dominate the consumer landscape.

Residential shadow inventory continued to shrink in July compared to a year ago, CoreLogic said in its latest data report.