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The House is scheduled today to vote on a broad regulatory relief bill already passed by the Senate. Ahead of the vote, the Mortgage Bankers Association sent a letter to House members urging their vote for the bill.

NEW YORK–Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO David H. Stevens, CMB, said the real estate finance industry wants clarity–in regulation, in legislation and in policy.

NEW YORK–Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO David H. Stevens, CMB, said the real estate finance industry wants clarity–in regulation, in legislation and in policy.

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new MBANow video featuring MBA Associate Regulatory Counsel Sara Singhas, who discusses the new MBA Disaster Recovery Resource Guide.

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new MBANow video featuring MBA Associate Regulatory Counsel Sara Singhas, who discusses the new MBA Disaster Recovery Resource Guide.

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new MBANow video featuring MBA Associate Regulatory Counsel Sara Singhas, who discusses the new MBA Disaster Recovery Resource Guide.

Zillow Inc., Seattle, said homeowners and renters will put nearly $40 billion in tax savings resulting from recent tax reform legislation directly into the American housing market this year, either in the form of home renovations or buying or renting larger homes.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 356,003 refinances in the first quarter, down by nearly 22 percent from the fourth quarter.

Following a brief increase in March, the commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate resumed its downward trajectory in April, reported Trepp, New York.

Home buyers with a lower credit score pay thousands of dollars more for the same home than a buyer with an excellent credit score, said Zillow Inc., Seattle.