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Observers are warning this is only a temporary break as they expect rates to start rising again.

Radian, Bank of America and MGIC lead the 11 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks which closed higher on Tuesday.

The Dow lost 179 points and 14 of the 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite members closed lower on Monday.

The Dutch State Treasury Agency has invited Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to bid on the assets.

Jesse Litvak asked a U.S. District Judge to bar the government from introducing evidence about pay at his trial set to begin next month.

A steep drop in refinances and declining purchase activity are taking a toll on Federal Housing Administration endorsements.

A floating-rate loan on the Fountainebleau Miami Beach backs the single-asset commercial mortgage-backed securities deal, according to a Standard & Poor’s presale report.

On Friday, nine Mortgage Industry Equity Composite members closed higher, six lower and one unchanged.

The parent of PrimeLending makes a 50% stock/50% cash bid for the 76% of SWS it doesn’t own.

The PGA Design Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., which backs a securitized $30 million mortgage sold for only $5.6 million, according to local media reports.

There were seven gainers and 10 losers in the Mortgage Industry Equity Composite on Wednesday.

The GSE regulator will give lenders 120 days’ advance notice of any increases.

Janet Yellen previously distinguished herself at the central bank by issuing distinct warnings about the potential hazard impaired credit assets posed.

There were 11 of 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite members that closed higher on Tuesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended a three-day losing streak.

The Senate Banking Committee is moving forward with a plan to overhaul the housing finance system, but leaders still face a delicate balancing act in swaying some liberal members of the panel to sign on to the bipartisan effort without losing conservative supporters.

Edward DeMarco still mum on his plans but some expect he will leave the FHFA after the transition.

Fidelity National Financial saw its stock price decline 1.5% on the second trading day following the deal's completion.

London unseated New York as No. 1 in the ranks of best cities for the first time since 2009, the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate’s survey finds.

Lawmakers are expected to forge ahead on several key initiatives in the new year, including housing finance reform—but must move quickly in the early part of 2014 before legislative action grinds to a halt ahead of the mid-term elections in November.

There were six Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks which closed lower, 10 higher and one unchanged.