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Home prices in 20 cities rose at the fastest pace in the 12 month period through December

A consumer's home purchase power declined in December as a result of higher interest rates.

The reduction in refinance activity as the mortgage industry pivots toward purchase transactions amid higher interest rates has caused loan defect and fraud risk to rise, according to First American Financial Corp.

President Trump signed an executive order Friday requiring every agency to establish a task force focused on eliminating unnecessary regulations.

Small investors, not first-time homebuyers, are driving home prices to unaffordable highs, according to a new report from Attom Data Solutions and Clear Capital.

Purchases of new homes in January were slower than forecast, signaling an increase in mortgage rates may be giving some potential buyers pause.

Teresa Bryce Bazemore, the president of Radian Guaranty, will retire from the private mortgage insurer at the end of April.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Feb. 24.

The trend of embracing risk-based pricing in conventional mortgage fees and loan-level pricing should be reversed. Instead, credit risk should be pooled to ensure all creditworthy families have access to their American dreams.

The bank is holding on to $31.7 million of the notes to be issued in the $635 million conduit transaction in order to comply with risk retention rules, according to ratings agency presale reports.