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A proposed 50% expansion to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program would yield new opportunities for banks to finance development projects and meet their Community Reinvestment Act obligations.

Looking to provide its technology from start to finish in a real estate transaction, e-signature company DocuSign has created a new "lead to close" strategy.

NMI Holdings reported second-quarter net income of $2 million, making it the first time the company founded in 2012 has ended a period in the black.

From working with homebuyers and seeing them through various milestones like raising a family, loan officer Dianne Crosby is in awe of the role she plays in helping clients reach their goals.

Mortgage application activity decreased 3.5% from one week earlier as refinancing volume continued to fade, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

President Obama has signed a housing reform bill that will open the door for welfare recipients to use federal rent vouchers to purchase manufactured homes and become homeowners.

In a political season teeming with tension around income inequality, racial economic disparities and animus toward the banking industry, reforming the Community Reinvestment Act seems like it should be a cornerstone of the debate. Yet the law has been almost entirely absent from the discussion. Here's why.

CoreLogic has expanded its collaboration with data visualization company Graphiq.

Benefiting from higher loan guarantee income and lower derivative losses, Freddie Mac said Tuesday it had made $993 million in the second quarter, a dramatic reversal from its $354 million loss a quarter earlier.

Robust demand for mortgages. Real estate values rising at a solid clip. Construction employment in decent shape. A fresh cycle high for single-family home sales.

Mortgage interest deduction limit applies on per taxpayer basis.

Ellie Mae has commenced a follow-on offering of 2.75 million shares of its common stock. In addition, Ellie Mae plans to grant the underwriters of the transaction a 30-day option to buy 412,500 shares at the public offering price.

Home prices continued their upward climb in June as properties at the lower end experienced higher levels of appreciation, according to CoreLogic.

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., the reinsurer seeking to reverse underwriting losses, is pushing into the mortgage guaranty market after being burned by fraudulent claims on property policies in Florida.

Regulators' recent warnings on emerging risks with commercial real estate indicate banks have reverted to CRE practices that got them in hot water once before.

Mid America Mortgage in Addison, Texas, has executed its first electronic closing and e-note through its retail origination channel. The closing builds on the company's plan to expand e-closings and e-notes across all of its origination channels.

Lending standards for most business and residential real estate loans as well as subprime consumer loans are tighter than the 10-year average, according to a survey of senior bank loan officers released by the Federal Reserve Board.

The average single-family guarantee fee paid to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac only increased by two basis points in 2015 to 59 bps, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Home sales rose to their highest level since the financial crisis last week. While that's a good sign, full recovery is going to take a long time. Here's why.

MGIC Investment Corp. has begun a public offering of $350 million in senior notes.