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Mortgage rates held near 2016 lows as a result of minimal action in the 10-year Treasury yield over the past week, according to Freddie Mac.

Fannie Mae forecasts flat to declining 30-year mortgage interest rates this year and next, while Freddie Mac thinks they will increase.

The percentage of loan applications which become closed loans slipped from March's high last month, according to Ellie Mae.

Rep. Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, introduced legislation Thursday to reform consumer credit reporting.

Home prices in the San Francisco Bay Area, the epicenter of the U.S. technology boom and housing-affordability crunch, hit an all-time high last month.

Mortgage applications decreased 1.6% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Despite a weak first quarter for GDP growth, the Mortgage Bankers Association's Mike Fratantoni still predicts that the Fed will raise short-term interest rates this year. That won't necessarily increase mortgage rates, but other variables might.

New-home construction rose in April, extending a pattern of gains and losses that signals the homebuilding industry is contributing little to economic growth.

This summer, Freddie Mac will start rolling out a suite of tools that should speed sales of loans to the GSE. Relief from reps and warranties will take longer, however.

Black Knight's purchase of eLynx is the first since the Fidelity National Financial spin-off went public and expands its mortgage servicing offerings.

The June 25 launch, which will provide lenders with much more information about a borrower's credit history, will mark the first widespread use of trended data in the mortgage industry.

Confidence among homebuilders held steady in May, signaling limited progress in residential real estate during the busy spring selling season, National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo data showed Monday.

Joseph Chacko works with H1B visa holders in ethnic communities, and uses his knowledge of agency guidelines and immigration policy to offer foreign workers a place to put down roots.

Freddie Mac has priced its sixth guaranteed multifamily small-balance loan securitization of 2016.

Mortgage applications for new home purchases slipped 11% in April from the month before, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending May 13.

Goldman Sachs and Citigroup each have filed for new commercial-backed mortgage securitizations this week.

Despite not taking effect until well over a year from now, changes to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act are already becoming a source of concern for lenders, QuestSoft found in its annual compliance survey.

Despite loan originations falling year-over-year, dollar volume is up thanks to a surge in home equity lines of credit, according to RealtyTrac.

Following disappointing April employment data, mortgage rates are at their lowest point of the year, according to Freddie Mac.