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Home prices climbed in 87% of U.S. metropolitan areas in the third quarter, with gains nationwide slowing to a healthier pace, the National Association of Realtors said.

Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to the highest level since the end of July as a strong jobs report increased the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will boost borrowing costs for banks.

With features including no minimum credit score, the Department of Veterans Affairs mortgage guarantee program is a popular choice for servicemembers and lenders alike. Here's a look at the top 10 markets for VA mortgage lending.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is pushing back against a lawsuit from PHH Corp. that claims the agency erred in overturning an administrative law judge's recommendation to limit the amount of penalties it could face.

Amid an ongoing shift in pricing strategies in the private mortgage insurance market, Essent Group chairman and CEO Mark Casale is trying to show investors that aggressive pricing tactics aren't the only way PMI firms compete.

While regulatory pressures remain top of mind for the mortgage industry, lenders surveyed by National Mortgage News are shifting their attention from defensive-minded compliance initiatives to ones that improve companies' ability to compete.

Profits on home sales reached their highest point in eight years in the third quarter despite a slowing-down of appreciation rates, according to RealtyTrac's U.S. Home Sales Report.

LendingTree stands to earn as much as $91.4 million based on its pricing for a common stock offering that is expected to close Nov. 12.

After years of plowing resources into compliance projects, mortgage lenders surveyed by National Mortgage News are foregrounding core business initiatives in their plans for the coming year. High on to-do lists are projects aimed at improving the customer experience and seizing new business opportunities.

Mortgage applications decreased 0.8% for the week ending Oct. 30 according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly survey — an improvement from the 3.5% drop registered the week prior.

What's old is new again, but lenders should heed lessons from the past when re-entering the second-lien originations market.

Purchase mortgage originations are soaring because of high-credit score applicants, while refinance applications are declining among the same group of borrowers, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Calling the purchase of its first customer-relationship management vendor "a mistake," Ellie Mae CEO Jonathan Corr is ready to tee off with its new CRM acquisition, Mortgage Returns.

A handful of housing markets in the West showed signs of resilience in October, Pro Teck Valuation Services' monthly Home Value Forecast indicates.

Quicken Loans CEO Bill Emerson's term as chairman of the MBA underscores how the consumer-direct mortgage channel has grown from a quirky novelty to the force leading a technology revolution.

Mortgage rates fell this week as investors acted on Federal Reserve Gov. Daniel Tarullo's doubts on an interest rate increase occurring before the end of the year.

Sales of previously owned homes rebounded in September to the second-highest level since February 2007.

Both forecasts call for growth in home purchase volume over the next few years, but the decline in refinance originations will be so steep that overall origination volume will decrease.

B2R Holdings, the parent company of B2R Finance, which lends to landlords, has rebranded as Lending.com.

Single-family home market values nationwide are expected to rise 3.6% in the coming year, according to Veros Real Estate Solutions, which said this is one of the best forecasts in almost two years.