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The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday the results of its Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review, or Stress Test, now in its 7th year. 34 banks participated with near unanimous results…

Homebuyers within the last two years are buying homes in certain areas for a variety of reasons. But what is driving the millennial home-buying psyche, and how does it compare to previous generations?

First American’s Loan Application Defect Index for May 2017 was released Wednesday and the findings show levels unseen since 2015. Several southern markets are said to be in the process of destruction.

This region of the U.S. has the lowest rate of home price appreciation, according to a recent report. Find out where it’s located and what’s causing it ahead.

The banking and housing lobby has recently sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate and House appropriations committees expressing their position that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should be restructured from a single director to a bipartisan panel of five people. Will they be able to get it through before Cordray’s appointment is up in 2018.

Now that TRID has turned two, it is becoming clear that companies are going to need to think on their feet in order to stay current with TRID’s constantly changing mandates and timelines. How to tackle this problem? Software as a service can be one way to stay up to date, reduce costs, and eliminate errors.

Hispanics are a historically underrepresented market when it comes to homeownership, according to a recent report released by Freddie Mac. This gap is getting smaller—but it begs the question, who makes up the Hispanic population, and will the gap continue to close over time?

Two Senators are drafting legislation that could potentially break up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to Bloomberg, in an effort to increase competitiveness in the secondary mortgage market? How do they plan on doing this, and what repercussions might legislation such as this have on the mortgage finance industry?

Home prices have hit record highs once again, according to a national price index released today. And with high demand and tight inventory, they’re likely to keep rising for the foreseeable future. So, how long do we have until the bubble bursts? Today’s index has some answers.

Fannie Mae is making moves again—this time it has completed its second set of traditional Credit Insurance Risk Transfer. Read on to find the amount of coverage the GSE received and the terms of the deal.