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Mortgage interest rates, which have been hovering near record lows for the last two to three months, bumped up this week due to the increased possibility of a Fed rate hike.

Both current homeowners and renters agree that home values are going to continue to appreciate. However, the effect of home value appreciation on the confidence of each in the housing market is quite different.

HELOC originations have been consistently on the rise despite a decline in overall originations. What is driving the popularity of HELOCs?

Having just passed the two-year anniversary of a record RMBS settlement, Bank of America is close to paying off its obligation under the settlement terms.

The recent spike in mortgage refinances driven by near historically low mortgage rates has benefited the loan production process.

Higher monthly lease expirations in the summer pushed the vacancy rate upward across nearly 90,000 single-family rental properties, according to one analysis.

Pending home sales in July swelled to their second-highest numbers in more than a decade, in the face of the tight inventory. What drove the increase?

Eight years after the crisis, many national housing metrics such as existing-home sales, new home sales, and home price appreciation are experiencing post-crisis highs. Some markets are lagging behind in the recovery, however.

ICBA President and CEO Camden Fine is urging a bipartisan group of 70 senators not to give up in their quest for more regulatory relief for community banks and lenders.

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) approaches one million complaints handled in its five-year history, mortgages are no longer the most complained-about financial product.