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As mortgage rates dropped to new lows for the year, loan application volume increased from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

With interest rates lower than expected and existing-home prices driving demand, applications for new-home purchases grew in August.

Lima One Capital is expanding its single-family investor financing business by acquiring the residential debt business of the marketplace lender RealtyShares.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Sept. 8.

Mortgage refinancing applications were more than half of the volume for the first time since January, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Sept. 1.

Mortgage applications decreased 2.3% from one week ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Wells Fargo forced borrowers to pay millions of dollars in fees to extend interest rate locks that expired due to the bank's delays in processing mortgage applications, a lawsuit claims.

Mortgage companies' average net gain on loans has returned to the four-digit range after dropping into the low three-digits after the federal election last year.

Signs are mounting that rising home values are starting to close the door for more Americans, threatening to temper the momentum in residential real estate.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 25.

There was very little change in mortgage application activity for the second consecutive week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 18.

Mortgage application volume was practically flat when compared with one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Despite rising home prices and a market where many older homeowners are loath to sell, home equity line of credit lending remains muted in all but one corner of the industry: credit unions.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 11.

Mortgage application volume increased 3% from one week earlier as slightly lower interest rates resulted in more refinance activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The nonbank mortgage sector had its largest one-month employment gain in a year, as independent mortgage bankers and brokers enjoyed stronger-than-expected originations during the second quarter.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 4.

Flagstar Bank has hired Kristy Fercho, former senior vice president and customer delivery executive for Fannie Mae, to lead its mortgage division.