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BB&T chief executive Kelly King urged his fellow bankers to vote against politicians who favor more regulation of the private sector and replace them with leaders who have more faith in the free markets.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fielded more than 19,000 consumer complaints about mortgage lenders and servicers with roughly 600 participants receiving some type of monetary relief.

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Fannie Mae's economists now believe that for all of 2012, originations will come in at $1.34 trillion, compared to a month ago forecast of $1.31 trillion.

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Single-family housing starts rose in May for the third straight month while multifamily activity fell 24% from April’s construction pace.

PHH Mortgage said it will no longer accept new FHA Streamline refinancings from correspondent lenders unless it is already servicing the loan, according to a memo provided to National Mortgage News.

MSI Mortgage Services III LLC has finally put together all the pieces so it can refinance hundreds of underwater conventional loans per month through the FHA’s short sale program.

Lenders can try as hard as they want to prevent mortgage fraud, but it always seems that the fraudsters will be one step ahead of them when devising a scheme.

Commercial banks reported 25% growth on an annualized basis in their loan portfolios for the week ending June 6, led by a 75% annualized increase in single-family mortgages ($22 billion).

Bay Area home sales jumped almost 15% in May on a sequential basis—and 26% compared to a year ago.

Bay Area home sales jumped almost 15% in May on a sequential basis—and 26% compared to a year ago.

The Federal Housing Administration has rescinded its controversial underwriting requirements for borrowers with ongoing credit disputes slated to go into effect July 1.

A week after it was disclosed that Wells Fargo & Co. would only engage in new FHA Streamline refinancings from its own servicing portfolio, it appears that other large lenders might follow suit.

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A multi-agency effort targeting some of the worst housing in the country is a welcome move, but only a start.

Several analysts have called last month's decision by the Federal Reserve to raise minimum Tier 1 common equity requirements for banks to 7% a death knell for thrifts.

State regulators closed banks in Georgia, Florida and Tennessee on Friday, making June a busy month for failures.

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The definition of "proxies" is an issue in discussions surrounding loan officer compensation.