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Homebuyers in hot housing markets from San Francisco to Brooklyn have grown accustomed to bidding wars, waived home inspections and rapid-fire offers.

Mortgage applications increased 2.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending April 1, with refinance activity leading the way, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

JPMorgan Chase, drawing from its experience in the Motor City, has created a $125 million program designed to help community development financial institutions make bigger investments in impoverished neighborhoods.

Home prices rose in February in both yearly and monthly comparisons, according to CoreLogic.

JPMorgan Chase is funding a $125 million, five-year program that will provide affordable housing in communities that are at risk of gentrification.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's reluctance to outline explicit requirements for marketing services agreements forces lenders and servicers to play guessing games with compliance, executives claim. But the agency says defining what constitutes an illegal MSA isn't so simple.

Ruth Paloma Rivera just bought her first home, battling her way through the paperwork obstacle course that is the post-crisis American banking system.

After nearly 20 years of talk, the time for e-closings is finally here, thanks to a push from government regulators and a broad shift in acceptance across demographics.

The agency's insurance-rate cut could spur the rehab of thousands of affordable units, but it's far from a total solution, housing advocates say.

Third Federal Savings and Loan in Cleveland has long offered mortgage refinancing in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina and now it plans to offer purchase loans in those states.

The USDA mortgage production operation makes up a very small part of JPMorgan Chase's overall lending business.

From electronic closings to e-warehouse lending, these executives are leading a movement to recast the industry's approach to digital.

Richard Dugas plans to retire next year after more than a decade as chief executive officer of U.S. homebuilder PulteGroup Inc., saying the company's founder wants a change.

Fifth Third Bank is offering a teaser rate to new home equity line of credit borrowers through July 31.

The average price of a Manhattan apartment topped $2 million for the first time, reflecting the closing of deals from a high-end buying frenzy that's now showing signs of a slowdown.

The number of misrepresentations in mortgage applications continued to decline in February, benefiting from lenders' increased spending on compliance, said First American Financial Corp.

Learn how the some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2016 Top Producers rankings' top 20 loan officers of the South.

For the second consecutive month, lenders reduced their staff as spring home sales get off to a good start.

Genworth Financial Chief Executive Officer Tom McInerney said he's moving with a "sense of urgency" to turn around the insurer after record losses and a stock plunge.

Realogy's NRT subsidiary completed the most residential real estate transactions in 2015, among all brokerage firms.