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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can determine nearly anything to be an unfair, deceptive or abusive act or practice, and it's more likely to do so when lenders try to take advantage of regulatory loopholes.

American Homes 4 Rent has repaid the $342 million loan that serves as collateral for its first securitization of single-family rental properties.

A fintech startup called Point is allowing consumers sell a piece of their home equity to investors, rather than borrowing against the value of their houses.

From gathering information on buildings to complex income and asset profiles of buyers, loan officers in New York have many bases to cover and hurdles to leap. Debra Shultz of Guaranteed Rate makes it look easy.

Ocwen Financial Corp. failed two compliance tests related to force-placed insurance during the fourth quarter of 2015, according to the monitor of the National Mortgage Settlement.

Depositories still dominate home lending, but nondepositories' market share is the highest it has been in at least two decades. Here's why.

Zais Financial Corp. has begun to quantify the effects that the major flooding across Louisiana had on its Baton Rouge-based mortgage banking subsidiary, GMFS.

A surge in new and existing home sales is prompting lenders to increase their payrolls.

Luxury-condo builder Extell Development Co. said it obtained a construction loan for a lower Manhattan project after months of delays, and bought more time to get financing for a planned tower on Billionaires' Row in Midtown.

Ben Franklin famously said the only things certain in life are death and taxes. One Wisconsin loan officer has found one more.

PHH Corp. will lose nearly a third of its subservicing portfolio as HSBC Bank agreed to sell the mortgage servicing rights on 139,000 loans.

Nonbank lender Guaranteed Rate has scored a naming rights deal with the Chicago White Sox.

"Graceful" may not be the first word that comes to mind when thinking about last year's "Know Before You Owe" disclosure implementation, but one Texas loan officer has a different perspective.

Liquidity is waning in markets for residential mortgages and related securities, and regulators and policymakers need to address this issue before it turns into a crisis, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

The president and founder of a now-defunct Massachusetts-based mortgage company was charged with defrauding Ginnie Mae to the tune of $3 million.

Online lender LoanDepot has raised $150 million in term debt financing as part of its capital strategy.

Sterling Bancorp of Montebello, N.Y., has sold its mortgage business to Freedom Mortgage of Mount Laurel, N.J., for an undisclosed price.

Starkey Mortgage's Eric Glick prides himself on the dedication he brings to educating borrowers about a broad spectrum of topics. His approach starts by making sure he stays current on the latest industry trends. Here's how.

New Residential Investment Corp. has priced a public common stock offering whose proceeds will be used to acquire mortgage servicing rights from Walter Investment Management Corp.

Morgan Stanley has completed $10.5 million in consumer relief, according to the independent monitor of the company's mortgage-backed securities settlement with New York State.