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When it comes to applying for a mortgage, gender matters. Lenders are working to close the divide. This article takes a look at how big a factor the disparity in income levels is in mortgage lending decisions, and considers what other factors may be at play. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the August 2015 edition of MReport magazine, available now.

Housing construction trends are showing signs of an increase in total housing starts this year, according to Metrostudy's second quarter 2015 Home Building Outlook, which reviews housing construction trends across the top 100 housing markets nationwide.

The housing market is slowly but surely inching closer to normal levels with the help of economic and job growth, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets Index released Thursday.

Fair value gains were the primary driver as Fannie Mae's net income more than doubled from the first quarter to the second quarter, according to an announcement from Fannie Mae on Thursday.

Green Tree Servicing is merging with Ditech Mortgage Corp., according to an announcement on Thursday from Green Tree. The merge will be effective August 31, 2015.

Borrowers that close their mortgage using an electronic platform typically have a greater understanding toward the process and are more efficient and empowered, compared to those that take the paper route.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a bulletin on Tuesday providing guidance to servicers regarding the cancellation and termination of private mortgage insurance.

Home prices are edging up once again thanks to pent up buyer demand, affordability, consumer confidence, and an improving labor market.

Freddie Mac's net income soared for the second quarter of 2015, totaling $4.2 billion—nearly nine times the GSE's Q1 net income of $524 million, according to an announcement from Freddie Mac on Tuesday.

Chicago-based default servicing law firm Codilis & Associates has announced the hiring of Kelli Snowgren Garcia as a marketing representative.