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The New York City Housing Development Corp. expects in June to price its inaugural sustainable neighborhood bonds transaction — a first nationally, say officials.

LenderLive in Denver has acquired Walz Group, a provider of certified mailing services.

Loan officers still rule the roost at most mortgage origination shops, but processors may finally be starting to get their due.

Constraints on GSE loan volume and an overall dearth of liquidity were among the biggest issues at hand during the Mortgage Bankers Association's Secondary Market Conference in New York. Here's a recap of the event.

A Florida court on Friday sided with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the state over claims that a law firm charged illegal fees to consumers seeking foreclosure relief.

As the Hispanic population in the United States soars, the number of Hispanic households unable to afford to buy a home is also growing, a new report from The Demand Institute found.

There could be a new wave of delinquencies among home equity line of credit borrowers as a large percentage are moving into the repayment phase, a report from Experian said.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending May 29.

Provident Funding Associates, a private mortgage lender, has agreed to pay $9 million to settle allegations its brokers charged minorities higher fees and interest rates, federal regulators said Thursday.

A Virginia short sale specialist was convicted Wednesday by a federal jury on charges including mortgage and tax fraud.

There's a workaround for lenders to issue pre-approvals without triggering the three-day window for delivering the new Loan Estimate disclosure.

New servicing standards issued by the government-sponsored enterprises are unlikely to pose a hurdle for the biggest nonbank players in the market, but small servicers could find it more challenging.

More Americans than forecast signed contracts to purchase previously owned homes in April, indicating a pickup in the housing market during the busy spring selling period.

Colony American Homes paid up for its latest securitization of single-family rental homes, which has a duration-weighted blended interest rate of Libor plus 188.8 basis points.

Mortgage rates climbed, lifting borrowing costs for homebuyers to the highest for 2015.

Ocwen Financial will close a call center in Houston as the mortgage servicer continues to downsize.

Take this with a large dose of salt, but an online survey by credit agency Experian shows the benefits of, you guessed it, credit reports.

Freddie Mac auctioned off 1,052 delinquent nonperforming loans serviced by Ocwen on May 21 as part of its Standard Pool Offerings.

Freddie Mac's monthly Multi-Indicator Market Index showed almost 80% of the top 100 housing markets in the country continued to improve in March from February.

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community overwhelmingly views homeownership as a strong investment, although worries of housing discrimination persist, according to a new study.