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Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati reported lower earnings because of a decline in mortgage revenue and a negative valuation adjustment on a payments subsidiary.

Bank of America reported disappointing third quarter results amid questions regarding whether the bank will be able to reduce expenses in its legacy mortgage business as quickly as expected.

Mortgage application volume increased on a weekly basis as the share of applicants looking to refinance rose to its highest level since February.

Bank of America Corp., which agreed to a record $16.7 billion settlement of government mortgage probes in August, posted a surprise third-quarter profit as revenue from trading stocks and bonds increased.

Wells Fargo, the world's most valuable bank, posted a third-quarter profit that matched analysts' estimates as mortgage banking revenue fell from the previous three-month period.

Veros Real Estate Solutions released a quarterly report predicting that 83% of U.S. markets would appreciate in value in the next 12 months.

The pace of home price appreciation has decelerated in recent months, but it will not result in another dip where price changes actually fall into negative territory, according to Wells Fargo Securities economists.

Redfin reports that requests for visits to homes listed on its website increased by 2.2% in September compared with August.

The September volume of new home purchase mortgage applications remained unchanged from the previous month.

It's not been a stellar year for mortgage lending, with national origination volumes expected to end 2014 down by one-third or more.

Student loan debt has simultaneously reduced younger consumers' ability to get a mortgage and burdened their older family members, a TransUnion study shows.

Lenders increased their origination of home equity lines of credit, or HELOCs, by 21% in the 12 months ending in June.

Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in a month after the International Monetary Fund's cut to its global-growth outlook drove investors to the safety of the U.S. government bonds that guide borrowing costs.

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act-Truth in Lending Act reform effective next summer requires significant operational changes, but if lenders prepare now, it shouldn’t be as scary as a zombie apocalypse.

Mortgage application volume increased last week behind a surge in refinance and purchase activity.

Consumer confidence in the housing market rebounded in Fannie Mae's latest national consumer attitudes survey.

B of A mortgage strategists are concerned these underserved borrowers will keep housing market activity at "anemic levels."

Home prices increased 6.4% in August compared to a year earlier, according to data from CoreLogic.

Mortgage delinquencies increased in August compared to the previous month, according to data released Monday by Black Knight.

Hiring in the mortgage industry slowed in August, as small lenders added just a few hundred workers to their payrolls, but still managed to increase their headcount for the fourth month in a row.