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Consumer expectations about the health of the housing market worsened over the summer, according to data released Monday by Fannie Mae.

The Federal Housing Administration started selling distressed loans in 2012 to help communities hit hard by foreclosures while also reducing losses to its taxpayer-backed insurance fund.

Many lenders are wary of replacing their loan origination systems in order to outsource their operations. So Genpact Mortgage Services is offering an option that lets lenders add only the technology components they need.

A recent Zacks report finds new data combined with higher homebuyer and homebuilder confidence will lead to a pickup in the housing market this fall.

A year after mortgage industry employment hit a five-year high — and subsequently dropped for nine straight months — lenders added staff for the third consecutive month.

New regulation meant to ensure banks have enough easy-to-sell assets to survive a crisis is creating doubt over whether $1.1 trillion of mortgage debt qualifies, potentially hurting demand in a key cog of the U.S. home-finance system.

Real estate agents have a lot of advice for mortgage lenders about how to do their job better, according to a new TD Bank survey.

Most mortgage industry managers probably feel that the way they manage their businesses is pretty straight forward.

The Mortgage Bankers Association Mortgage Credit Availability Index inched down in August indicating lending standards tightened for most mortgage product categories, except for home improvement and new construction loans.

Delinquency rates for commercial and multifamily mortgages improved during second quarter, according to a report Thursday from the Mortgage Bankers Association.