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The bank says it will push the rest of the industry to follow its lead and step up lobbying for policies that increase minority homeownership.

Home prices rose by more on a monthly basis in New York than in any other state in the country

Contracts to buy previously owned homes declined in January due to higher rates and prices

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.

CoreLogic reported a 90% year-over-year decline in net income during the fourth quarter, as impairment charges more than offset the company's revenue gains.

Driven by investor uncertainty, mortgage interest rates have moved by two basis points or less for four consecutive weeks, according to Freddie Mac.

Home value appreciation is ramping up in housing markets across the South, led by cities in Tennessee, Florida and Texas.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's seriousness about overhauling the nation's $10 trillion mortgage market will soon be tested.

Sales of previously owned homes climbed for the fifth time in six months to the highest level since 2007, indicating housing-market momentum will extend into 2017.

The market share of mortgage applications submitted for refinancings hit an eight-year low as total activity decreased 2% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Economic growth and lasting positive change within the mortgage industry require carefully considered strategy and close analysis of potential scenarios, not hastily-conceived executive orders.