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In less than four months, mortgage providers across the nation must be ready to meet new disclosure requirements.

At #MBATech15 in Orlando, #TRID was on the tip of everyone's tongues. But other conversations also took place, centering largely on how technology adoption can make up for lost time and what future IT infrastructures will look like.

Loans4Less.com in Redondo Beach, Calif., has agreed to buy consumer lending and peer-to-peer technology platform 321Lend.

Mortgage rates fell to their lowest level in two months, decreasing borrowing costs after a weak March employment report.

Mortgage applications rose for the third consecutive week as purchase volume increased to its highest level since July 2013.

Independent lenders rebut suggestions that they pose a greater risk to FHA (and hence taxpayers) than the large banks.

The $5.8 billion First Financial said in a press release Wednesday that it will pay $1.9 million in cash for 4Trust Mortgage in a deal that should close next month.

The Topeka FHLB's plan to allow participations in newly issued mortgage pools may benefit members institutions and the bank itself — and could soon be imitated by other Home Loan Banks.

When it comes to millennials, the $64,000 question is when will this generation be ready to start buying their first homes?

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Congress should take the interests of small and midsized mortgage lenders into account as it weighs regulatory reform for community banks. Exempting smaller lenders from random CFPB audits would be a good start.

Carrington Mortgage Services will begin offering the Federal Housing Administration's 203k full loan program through its national wholesale division.

Credit unions as a whole will continue to grow their share of the mortgage market in 2015 and into 2016, say industry experts.

Walker & Dunlop originated its record largest deal in 77 years of business.

The partnership with MAX Exchange is designed to enable community banks to sell their loans and get better pricing.

Mortgage credit availability increased in March, the Mortgage Bankers Association's monthly Mortgage Credit Availability Index found.

The complexity in proving whether a loan officer is "outside" has caused many employers to abandon the classification - a move both unwise and unnecessary.

Fannie Mae plans to sell pools of nonperforming single-family mortgages.

After drastic payroll reductions in December, lenders appear to be preparing for a better spring.