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LATEST U.S. MORTGAGE NEWS
Last Updated January 29, 2015 8:44 AM Central

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New Freddie Business Jumps to 16-Month High preview \| full story \| Jan. 29 Freddie Mac's secondary activity was stronger last month than it's been since the summer of 2013, and delinquency fell to its lowest level since 2008.
Flagstar's Warehouse Assets Expand preview \| full story \| Jan. 28 Home lending activity and mortgage servicing were down at Flagstar Bancorp Inc., but there was growth in its warehouse lending assets and commercial mortgage holdings.
New Home Sales At Highest Level Since 2008 preview \| full story \| Jan. 28 More new residential properties were sold during 2014 than in any year since the financial crisis. It was a similar story for monthly activity.
FHFA Director Defends 97% to Lawmakers preview \| full story \| Jan. 28 The director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency faced criticism from House Republicans over the government-sponsored enterprises' 97 percent loan-to-value programs.
Mortgage Credit Conditions Loosen in 2014 preview \| full story \| Jan. 28 Home lenders loosened the purse strings in 2014-- with credit scores on closed loans moving lower and debt-to-income and loan-to-value ratios both moving higher.
Home Price Gains Soften, S Fla Out-pacing Nation preview \| full story \| Jan. 28 Metropolitan areas in South Florida are out-pacing the nation in year-over-year gains in home prices.
U.S Bank Grows Mortgage Servicing Portfolio preview \| full story \| Jan. 27 Quarterly lending might have slipped at U.S. Bancorp, but the financial institution did manage to increase the size of its third-party mortgage servicing portfolio.
M.I. Firm Specializes in Non-Agency preview \| full story \| Jan. 27 A new mortgage insurance company is focusing on loans that aren't subject to the requirements of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
Mortgage Regulations Restraining Community Banks preview \| full story \| Jan. 27 A survey of the country's community banks found that the No. 1 barrier to making more residential loans is regulation.
Ongoing Obstacles for Ocwen preview \| full story \| Jan. 27 While a consent order reduces the threat of losing its California license, Ocwen Financial Corp. still has several hurdles to overcome.
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Altisource Laying Off Hundreds
Jan. 16
The impact of recent events at Ocwen Financial Corp. has affiliate Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. eliminating hundreds of jobs.
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Mortgage Rates Drop But Might Ascend
Jan. 22
Although they tumbled to levels not seen in more than a year-and-a-half, fixed mortgage rates are likely to increase in the next report.
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Expected FHA Growth Drives Freedom Mortgage Hirings
Jan. 19
Reduced mortgage insurance premiums on government-insured loans has Freedom Mortgage Corp. staffing up to handle an expected increase in originations.
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Half-Century Old Bank Fails
Jan. 19
Federal banking regulators seized a small financial institution in the Florida Panhandle that was more than a half-century old.
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Chase, Wells Hit With CFPB Actions Over Kickbacks
Jan. 22
Alleged kickbacks from a now defunct title insurance agency has prompted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to take costly action.
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Henry Paulson Worries About Another Crisis
The former secretary of the Department of the Treasury who presided over the 2008 financial crisis is worried that conditions are ripe for another such event.
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Cordray Spars With GOP
The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made his way to Capitol Hill this week to deliver his semiannual report to lawmakers.
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The Players in Richmond's Eminent Domain Plan
Two of the key players in the battle between mortgage investors and and backers of an eminent domain plan talk about the controversial scheme, while a Realtor says his town has no business participating in the plan.
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