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Federal regulators reminded banks Thursday to include new data on noninterest-bearing deposits and reverse mortgages among other additions to their fourth-quarter call reports.

With the administration's blueprint for overhauling the GSEs due in January, Barclays Capital has offered its own vision.

If Ally Financial can make peace with Fannie Mae, maybe other lenders can too.

The National Association of Realtors' (NAR) gauge of future home sales rose 3.5% in November after a 9.2% jump in October.

After decreasing last week, fixed related mortgage rates moved higher for the week ending Dec. 30. According to Freddie Mac's survey, 30-year fixed mortgage rates jumped five basis points to 4.86% with an average 0.8 point.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has expelled APS Financial Corp., Austin, Texas, and barred its former president and its former broker from the industry in connection with an alleged scheme involving an elderly investor and markups on CMOs as well as other types of securities.

Heading into 2010, the mortgage market was looking at the Federal Reserve winding down its purchases of agency MBS with spreads projected to widen and yields/interest rates to rise as a result. Meanwhile, technicals were expected to deteriorate to some extent with the removal of such a large buyer.

The number of delinquent mortgages rose while foreclosures also jumped in the third quarter, according to a report released Wednesday by federal regulators.

BlackRock, which manages $3.4 trillion of assets for investors, will launch its own trading platform inside the firm, according to the Financial Times.

Allstate Insurance Co. has sued Bank of America to recoup losses suffered from its purchase of over $700 million in Countrywide-issued MBS.