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The Mortgage Bankers Association reported the Refinance Index fell 9.2% or 467 points to 4610, the lowest the index has been since the week of the July 4 holiday.

The new guidelines streamline documentation requirements, waive deficiencies for borrowers who have completed a short sale and set standard payments for subordinate lien holders.

The company said it will use the proceeds to “fund the continued growth of its correspondent lending business and to acquire additional mortgage loans or other investments."

LPS will now offer RentRange reports to clients looking for accurate rent projections for real-estate-owned properties.

Would-be GSEs reformers should remember that the GSEs influence commercial and multifamily mortgage-related securities markets as well as single-family ones

Ellington Financial will use the proceeds to acquire assets such as agency MBS and non-agency RMBS.

The Mortgage Industry Advisory Corp. is selling almost $8 billion worth of Ginnie Mae servicing rights for an undisclosed client.

The recently revised HARP has narrowed the differences between Fannie and Freddie’s refinancing programs and their prepayment speeds

The Dodd-Frank Mortgage Reform Managed Compliance Modules offer compliance assessment to help financial institutions follow the regulation's key sections

The Department of Housing and Urban Development and DebtX have set Sept. 12 for investors to submit sealed bids on $1.7 billion of nonperforming residential loans.