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Home prices in November increased by 2.2% over October and by 10.1% over November 2011.

Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. are missing out on the biggest mortgage profits on record after catastrophic losses during the housing crash made them wary of offering new loans.

Aggregate Ellie Mae loan origination system data show the percentage of conventional refinances with loan-to-value ratios of 95% or higher was at 9.62% in November, suggesting Home Affordable Refinance Program activity remains relatively strong.

The drop in Home Affordable Refinance Program refis occurred mostly in refinancings with loan-to-value ratios above 125%, which totaled 18,300 in October.

The 77-year-old defendant is accused of mail fraud, wire fraud and securities fraud.

The word “tragedy” gets thrown around a lot, but I think it’s true in Mozilo’s case.

Home values gained an estimated 6% in the U.S. this year, the first increase since 2006, as the housing market began to recover from its worst slump since the 1930s.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rely on Libor to determine interest payments on their investments in floating-rate financial instruments such as bonds and swaps.

The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased by five basis points to 3.37% during the week ending Dec. 20.

Overall, existing-home sales are up 14.5% from a year ago.

Lower caps on mortgage interest tax deductions and more stringent limits on what properties and loans a borrower can claim interest credit against look likely.

While Genworth MI Canada Inc. is separately traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Genworth Financial still owns a majority stake in the company.

Senior homeowners are going to lose access to a very popular FHA reverse mortgage product, but they can still get a similar and lower-cost alternative.

In today's low interest rate environment real estate is getting hot. Here are some tips to ponder if you are considering helping a family member purchase real estate this holiday or next year.

More and more homebuyers are applying for their loan on the Internet and that trend will continue in 2013, Mortgagebot executive declares.

The era of Bring Your Own Device is here.

The California Association of Realtors is calling on legislators and President Obama to preserve the mortgage interest deduction in its entirety for a number of reasons.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances increased by three basis points from the previous week to 3.5%.

Bexil American Mortgage Inc. has agreed to purchase a 90% interest in an unnamed small mortgage bank.

If the private-label residential mortgage-backed securities market can get past the fiscal cliff, it might not do too badly in 2013.