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Buyers are looking for new homes more urgently as rates continue to rise.

Bank of America Corp.’s $8.5 billion mortgage-bond settlement is “outstanding” for investors, said a Pacific Investment Management Co. executive.

All 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks closed higher on Thursday as the Dow went back over the 15,000 level.

Mortgage Technology is pleased to announce the entry period and categories for the 14th Annual Mortgage Technology Awards. The 2013 nomination form is available one and the deadline for all nominations is 6 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 18.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency has assigned preliminary ratings to a $1.34 billion CMBS conduit sponsored by JPMorgan and Barclays.

A former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official is launching a mortgage company next year to originate non-qualified mortgages.

A MortgageMarvel.com analysis of 650,000 mortgage applications filed with 1,100 U.S. lending institutions across the country in 2012 shows buyers are taking advantage of technology to apply for mortgages at all times.

As real estate prices climb in the majority of markets throughout the country, investors are currently becoming more reluctant to purchase the same amount of inventory compared to last summer.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac did not make an objection in the Arizona receivership court to the sale of CMG Mortgage Insurance to Arch Capital.

Fixed mortgage rates climbed for the fifth consecutive week in Freddie Mac’s latest survey.

The completion of the foreclosure process in judicial states rose to their highest point in two years, contributing to an overall decline in foreclosure inventories nationwide.

The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based landlord, which began buying foreclosed homes and converting them into rentals last year, had planned to raise as much as $260 million in an IPO this week.

With the housing market recovering, Wells Fargo plans to ramp up the marketing of a credit card that allows customers to use reward points to pay down their mortgage.

One company sold a package of fixed-rate and agency-backed MBS. It then parked the proceeds into variable-rate mortgage securities.

Residential sales and construction activity increased at a moderate to strong pace in all 12 Federal Reserve Bank districts since the last Beige Book was issued in early April.

Inherent market risks are not stopping real estate owners from choosing to operate as niche real estate investment trusts, according to Fitch Ratings.

The Dow falls under 15,000 and most mortgage stocks close lower as well.

Mortgage Grapevine poster Eminem has a borrower with a tough problem regarding sources of income.

Bliss Sawyer discusses her morning routine and her new white board.

Fannie Mae’s SMDU is a technology platform that provides servicers with real-time decisions on mortgage loan modifications and other solutions for homeowners with payment challenges.