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Production profits rose during the second quarter amidst higher volumes and lower expenses, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.

Regulatory infighting over bond loans offered by down payment assistance programs has the potential to curtail lending to first-time buyers and do real damage to homeownership.

Interest rates for conventional purchase mortgages fell month-over-month in July, the Federal Housing Finance Agency reported.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities continued to moderate in June, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data released Tuesday.

Lenders who use the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service's Single Family Housing Guarantee Program will pay less beginning in October.

Former Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Co. Chairman and Chief Executive William Lacy Jr. died Sunday from respiratory failure. He was 71.

The mortgage application forms from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should make for stronger loans, according to an analyst at Moody's Investors Service.

Cities and states across the Midwest experienced some of the largest home price gains in the country in June, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

U.S. acquisitions have buoyed profits at Canada’s biggest banks, whose domestic economy is sluggish and possibly on the verge of a housing crisis. The banks are expected to pursue more M&A in the U.S. if that problem persists.

Mid America Mortgage will begin purchasing electronically closed loans through its correspondent lending channel.