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Mortgage applications fell to their lowest levels in nearly 14 years over the Labor Day holiday, according to a report Wednesday from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Redwood Trust is preparing what may be the first securitization of residential mortgage bonds that do not fall under new rules designed to ensure that borrowers can afford the payments.

Luxury homebuilders are elated by new jumbo mortgage opportunities for self-employed borrowers, but the decline in Federal Housing Administration lending continues to vex homebuilders that target entry-level buyers.

Mortgage insurance companies Radian and MGIC on Monday reported fewer claims on delinquent loans compared to a year ago.

Consumer expectations about the health of the housing market worsened over the summer, according to data released Monday by Fannie Mae.

The Federal Housing Administration started selling distressed loans in 2012 to help communities hit hard by foreclosures while also reducing losses to its taxpayer-backed insurance fund.

A recent Zacks report finds new data combined with higher homebuyer and homebuilder confidence will lead to a pickup in the housing market this fall.

A year after mortgage industry employment hit a five-year high — and subsequently dropped for nine straight months — lenders added staff for the third consecutive month.

New regulation meant to ensure banks have enough easy-to-sell assets to survive a crisis is creating doubt over whether $1.1 trillion of mortgage debt qualifies, potentially hurting demand in a key cog of the U.S. home-finance system.

Real estate agents have a lot of advice for mortgage lenders about how to do their job better, according to a new TD Bank survey.

The Mortgage Bankers Association Mortgage Credit Availability Index inched down in August indicating lending standards tightened for most mortgage product categories, except for home improvement and new construction loans.

Delinquency rates for commercial and multifamily mortgages improved during second quarter, according to a report Thursday from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage rates held steady for the week ending Sept. 4, according to data released Thursday by Freddie Mac.

Fannie Mae is planning to sell 10-year benchmark debt in the first offering of its type from a government-sponsored enterprise in more than two years, according to FTN Financial.

The collapse in U.S. home prices that stoked the worst recession since the Great Depression wasn't quite as severe as initially estimated, according to data from S&P/Case-Shiller.

Mortgage applications increased slightly from a week earlier, as refinances hit their highest level since March.

Home prices continued to climb through the end of the summer, according to data released Tuesday from two separate market research firms.

Housing for America's growing older population that needs to be affordable, physically accessible and close to support services "is in too short supply," according to a joint report from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies and AARP Foundation.

Such a system will not erase past violations, but it can help convince a regulator that a lender is invested in doing business the "right way."

Redfin's July 2014 Housing Market Tracker report finds flat residential real estate price growth in all 35 markets included in the report for the first time in five months.