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Mortgage credit availability declined in April as lenders cut back on the number of conforming products they offered.

Mortgage rates held steady in anticipation of the Federal Open Market Committee not increasing short-term rates at its meeting Wednesday, according to Freddie Mac.

Firms that offer loans to small-time landlords have been slow to tap the securitization market.

Freddie Mac's serious delinquency rate dropped below 1% for the first time since 2008, lending credence to its efforts to expand credit access.

A group of fintech players and venture capital firms are investing $1 million in Patch Homes, a startup that lends money in return for a share of home equity.

CoreLogic's first-quarter net income was down 54% from the prior year as lower mortgage origination volume reduced the need for some of its services.

For the first time since the Federal Open Market Committee acted five weeks ago, there was an increase in mortgage rates.

Arch Capital Group's 62% first-quarter earnings improvement was driven by its acquisition of United Guaranty Corp.

Sales of existing homes in Wisconsin posted their best first quarter in at least a dozen years, the Wisconsin Realtors Association said.

Fannie Mae has made three selling guide changes aimed at helping the growing number of borrowers with student debt qualify for home loans, and may begin testing similar proposals related to this goal.

Homes sales in Southwest Florida heated up in March, rising 8.6% over the year as the real estate market sailed into the end of the peak-selling season.

Home sale prices in the greater Hartford area rose in March, but sales didn't make any gains compared with the same month last year.

Mortgage rates dropped below 4% for the first time since last November, according to Freddie Mac.

American Financial Network has agreed to pay $5,000 to an unnamed person of Hispanic origin to settle a Fair Housing Act claim.

Mortgage bankers' first-quarter earnings should be down from the fourth quarter in tandem with the reduction in origination volume.

Mortgage application volume decreased 1.8% from the previous week driven by lower purchase activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Home sales in Brooklyn jumped the most in seven years while the supply of listings hovered near a record low, pushing buyers toward bidding wars in the New York borough.

Home values are increasing, but just not at the pace property owners believe they are.

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Per-loan profits for nonbank lenders increased over 13% in 2016 from the previous year, driven by higher loan balances and increased revenue.