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Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry said banks could consider loan-to-value ratios above 90% to help revitalize areas hurt by the housing crisis.

FirstKey Holdings has formed a business unit to manage single-family rental homes.

The delinquency rate for commercial and multifamily mortgages continued to improve for most categories of investors in the second quarter, continuing a trend from the first quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications fell 6.2% from a week earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis for the seven days ended Sept. 4, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Amid growing concerns about compliance costs in title insurance, a trio of title agents has formed a consortium to help smaller firms manage their back offices more efficiently.

The first Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index fell 0.5 points to 80.8 in August from where it would have been in July.

Total home equity in the United States mortgage market has risen nearly $1 trillion year-over-year to $7.6 trillion, the highest level since 2007, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Years after the great American housing bust, mortgages akin to the so-called liar loans — which were made without verifying people’s finances — are creeping back into the market.

The number of homes that are financially underwater decreased in the second quarter, as property values for the bottom third of the market saw faster rates of growth, according to Zillow.

Randolph Savings Bank in Massachusetts has agreed to buy First Eastern Bankshares in Andover, Mass.

The Hispanic Federation and New York Urban League have partnered to encourage homeownership among low-income and minority groups and to provide financial education.

Mortgage credit availability loosened in August as lenders have more jumbo loan products and added loans for borrowers with less-sterling credit, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Interest rates on fixed-rate mortgages rose this week as the stock market remained volatile, according to Freddie Mac.

Almost half of single-family houses in the New York and Washington metropolitan areas are losing value, a sign that buyers' tolerance for high prices in many large U.S. cities may be reaching a limit.

If you have a modified mortgage made around the time of the U.S. housing market’s peak, Cerberus Capital Management probably wants to buy it.

The price of loans that underlie commercial mortgage-backed securities rose in July on a monthly basis, according to DebtX.

American Homes 4 Rent is sticking with a feature that reduces refinancing risk in its upcoming single-family rental securitization.

The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data set to be released in the next few weeks will offer new proof that mortgage lending activity was stronger than expected last year. That fresh data, the likely delay in Fed action on rates and other factors could prompt higher volume estimates for 2015.

Mortgage applications rose 11.3% from a week earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending Aug. 28, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

More than half of real estate agents are planning to extend their sales contracts to provide more time for the closing process due to the coming implementation of new mortgage disclosures.