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Mortgage application volume increased 4% from one week earlier even as interest rates rose during the period, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

BankUnited said that its fourth-quarter earnings increased 12% from the same period in 2015, to $63.3 million, as strong gains in interest income more than offset rising expenses and a sharply lower gain on sales of loans.

Increases in commercial real estate, C&I and municipal and state loans boosted fourth-quarter profit at the $13 billion-asset Trustmark.

The company wants a big deal to help push it over $50 billion of assets, at which point it will be considered systematically important.

Big increases in construction and commercial real estate lending boosted revenue at the Kansas City, Mo., company.

CoreLogic has released a new mobile application that provides access to property data and analytics.

Despite a jump in mortgage origination activity, Flagstar Bancorp reported lower fourth-quarter profits thanks to an uptick in expenses.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray sent his strongest signal to date on Tuesday that he has no intention of resigning ahead of his term expiring next year even if asked to by President Donald J. Trump.

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization has extended the comment period on its proposed standard regarding the maintenance and sharing of commercial and multifamily rent-roll information.

Appraisal management companies must self-regulate their prices unless they want the government to do it for them.