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Sam Khater, Chief Economist at Freddie Mac speaks to DS News on what’s causing the affordability crunch and the factors that are likely to impact the housing market in 2019. Editor’s Note: This feature originally appeared in the August issue of DS News.

The Senate Banking Committee advanced the nominations of Kathy Kraninger to head the BCFP and Michael Bright to head Ginnie Mae on Thursday. Both nominations now move to the full Senate for further confirmation votes.

From partnerships and appointments to new branding and technology get the latest buzz on the industry in this weekly update.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has progressed on amending the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulations, after calling for public comments on it last week. Here are the details.

The Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight, which was monitoring the bank for compliance has said that SunTrust has fulfilled its settlement obligations and that it's metrics compliance results are in line with expectations. Here are the details.

From mobile response units to consumer education, here’s how mortgage lenders are reaching out to borrowers to help them cope with natural disasters and prepare for such eventualities.

A new analysis shows that the needs of homeowners who refinance in a rising rate environment is different from those that dominated the market during the refinance boom. Watch this video to see the new refi borrower profile.

The housing market in the west coast has seen huge price swings since 2008, when most of the region hit a trough after the housing market crash. See where home prices have rebounded the most over the last 10 years.

A recent report revealed that first-time homebuyers were dominating the mortgage market despite tight credit and high rental costs. How are repeat buyers influencing this change?