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Mortgage rates declined, remaining at the lowest levels in more than 20 months.

Tewksbury FCU and CU Close have launched a new collaborative enterprise to help lenders and credit unions profit from combined volume and more efficient vendor management.

The 10X Award honors a company, product or technology that's had an exponential impact on mortgage finance. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2014 MT Award.

New-home construction was sluggish in Palm Beach County last year with builders breaking ground on 2,132 new homes, a meager 3% gain from 2013.

Orange County home prices ended 2014 up 3.8%, the smallest annual appreciation rate in three years due in part to a decline in investor speculation.

Mortgage applications were higher during the last week of January as interest rates fell to lows last seen in May 2013.

Studying borrowers' credit characteristics and tightening quality control are more important to how mortgages perform than the size of down payments.

During last year's fourth quarter, commercial and multifamily loan originations increased by 11% from the same time a year before, a new report by the Mortgage Bankers Association says.

While many of the lenders and investment firms seeking to profit from higher-risk mortgages are working to revive the business of bundling such loans into bonds, Citadel, one of the biggest players, is in no rush to see that happen.

The sale of real estate owned properties generated greater returns than short sales in December, according to Black Knight Financial Services.