Three of Five Cities Report Default Rate Increases
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Black Knight: Mortgage Prepayments Highest in 3 Years
Black Knight Financial Services, Jacksonville, Fla., said mortgage prepayment speeds jumped by more than 32 percent in August and by more than 50 percent from a year ago.

Fitch: REIT Liquidity Improves ‘Meaningfully’
Sector Shows Imrovement After ‘Difficult’ First Half of Year

House Committee Approves Regulatory Reform Bill
Bill Would Gut Large Sections of Dodd-Frank Act; Restructure CFPB

MBA Urges HUD to Maintain Current FHA HECM Assignment Options
Warns that Proposed Rule Could Discourage Servicers from Pursuing Loss Mitigation

CoreLogic: 34,000 Completed July Foreclosures
National Foreclosure Inventory at Lowest Rate Since 2007

ATTOM: Home-Flipping at Six-Year High
Up 14% in Second Quarter

HOPE NOW: 112,000 Mortgage Assistance Actions in July
Mortgage Industry Completed 35,000 Loan Mods

MBA Economic and Mortgage Finance Commentary: Economic Growth Expected to Increase in Second Half
Forecast: Refinance Volume Up by 14%; Purchase Volume Up by 11%

CoreLogic: 550,000 Homeowners Regain Equity in 2Q
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said, an additional 548,000 homeowners regained equity in the second quarter, a further sign that the housing market continues to improve.