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Stewart Lender Services in Houston has completed the acquisition of DataQuick Lending Solutions, which adds valuations to Stewart's mortgage service offering.

Mortgage application volume was lower than the week before as both refinance and purchase activity declined.

Even though refinance loans account for the majority of mortgage applications, the refi boom has long been over, and depressed origination volume will keep it that way for some time.

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Minority borrowers, as a group, are more likely to use the same lender again and more likely to comment about the experience in social media.

Ellie Mae has agreed to buy AllRegs, an electronic publisher of underwriting guidelines.

Radian Group Inc. jumped in New York trading after the mortgage insurer posted a second-quarter profit as the housing market improved.

Fannie Mae will give the Treasury Department $3.7 billion next month after the largest financier of mortgages posted its 10th-consecutive quarterly profit.

Freddie Mac will pay the Treasury Department $1.9 billion after the second-largest financier of mortgages posted its 11th consecutive quarterly profit.

Mortgage rates for 30-year loans rose for the first time in four weeks as borrowing costs that remain close to record lows spurred more Americans to refinance their homes.