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Mortgage rates increased slightly during the week ending Sept. 11, according to data released Thursday by Freddie Mac.

Mortgage applications to buy a new home decreased 9% in August compared to the prior month, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

While year-over-year foreclosure activity continued to decline in August, an uptick in foreclosure auctions suggest the housing market still is in detox mode, according to RealtyTrac.

Mortgage technology provider Altisource has added a new compliance feature to Equator, its mortgage-servicing software.

Assure360, a mortgage technology company in Carrollton, Texas, said on Wednesday that it was recently acquired by ARMA Acquisition, an investment firm in Chicago.

Homebuyers had to put slightly more money down on a conventional 30-year fixed-rate mortgage during the second quarter, reversing an 18-month downward trend, according to LendingTree.

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Mortgage applications fell to their lowest levels in nearly 14 years over the Labor Day holiday, according to a report Wednesday from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

A majority of U.S. teenagers consider homeownership part of the American dream and expect to perform many steps in the home buying process online, according to a recent survey.

Redwood Trust is preparing what may be the first securitization of residential mortgage bonds that do not fall under new rules designed to ensure that borrowers can afford the payments.