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Not surprisingly, mortgage application activity rose 10.3% in the week ending Nov. 4.

There has been significant investor and Street apathy toward the non-agency market, FTN Financial analysts said in a report released this afternoon.

The annual fight over whether to allow the government to back higher-priced mortgages is shaping up to be a key proxy in a larger ideological war over housing finance reform.

Walter Investment Management Corp. posted a $61.7 million loss in the third quarter, citing higher operating and debt costs tied to its purchase of specialty servicer Green Tree Servicing, St. Paul, Minn.

PIMCO has boosted its portfolio management analytics team by appointing three new investment professionals in its New York and London offices.

European issuers managed to get deals priced last week in the face of growing uncertainty over Europe's sovereign debt crisis, but at a cost.

The Prestwick Mortgage Group is selling a $406 million package of Ginnie Mae mortgage servicing rights for an undisclosed mortgage banking firm.

Although the chances are slim, the conforming loan limit in a few high-cost housing markets could rise on Jan. 1.

The odds that Citigroup's $285 million securities settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would avoid the courtroom of Judge Jed Rakoff were 97%.

A homeowner defense association has accused New York's largest foreclosure law firm of inappropriate behavior and asked the state's top judge to stop any foreclosure cases the firm handles.