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Freddie Mac's Multi-Indicator Market Index shows ongoing U.S. housing market improvement is uneven despite employment gains in areas with stronger economies.

Ditech Mortgage has named Karen Totaro as its new divisional manager for the Southeast region.

Allowing the Federal Home Loan Bank System to invest in mortgage-backed securities is just one of many ideas being pitched to policymakers to revive the private-label market.

The Federal Housing Administration is changing a pair of rules on interest rate payments and resets to align with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's qualified mortgage rule.

The refi boom is dead. And while there is still refinance volume to be had, originators have to work smarter to capture and win that business.

Mortgage application volume was higher than the week before as both refinance and purchase activity increased.

Platinum Data Solutions has upgraded its appraisal quality technology platform, RealView, by adding Platinum Comps, which enables underwriters to evaluate whether comparable homes not used in an appraisal report validate a subject property's actual appraised value.

Essent Group Ltd., the mortgage-insurer backed by George Soros and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., is beating older rivals in the stock market as the U.S. plans to tighten regulation of the industry.

Many active-duty service members are unaware that they are eligible to postpone mortgage payments under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. A group of major financial services companies have pledged to improve communication about this option, according to the Financial Services Roundtable's Tim Pawlenty and John Dalton.

It is clear that the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has made the mortgage industry a top priority and its supervised entities have had to fall in line with its expansive rules and regulations quickly.

Mortgage bankers reported a sharp increase in quarterly profits at the end of June, according to data released Tuesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Many banks are aggressively closing branches to cut costs. Those banks must be mindful about branches in moderate- and low-income neighborhoods or risk downgrades after their next Community Reinvestment Act examination.

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae all overlooked warning signs about Taylor, Bean & Whitaker that make them partly to blame for the mortgage lender's multibillion fraud scheme, according to a government watchdog report.

A drop in homeownership among the native-born population, coupled with a pickup in the pace of homeownership gains among those who immigrated to the U.S. have narrowed the homeownership gap between the two demographics during the last decade, according to Fannie Mae research.

Altisource, a mortgage data company in Luxembourg, has opened a new technology campus in Bangalore, India.

Sen. Sherrod Brown may give the country's biggest banks heartburn, but there are signs he's positioning himself as an industry ally ahead of a potential bid to run the Banking Committee.

Home prices increased in June, even as appreciation slowed, according to a report released Monday from Black Knight.

Freddie Mac expects housing demand and supply to increase through next year as the economy gradually returns to normalcy.

Technologies that bridge the gap between originators and real estate agents are designed to improve communication and lead management, which is crucial when loan officers are competing for referrals from top agents in a purchase-driven market.

National Mortgage News has won a second editorial award this year, as the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority has given its Media Partner award to Editor at Large Mark Fogarty for his coverage of affordable housing.