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In a newly published paper, Robert Hockett proposes using government's eminent domain authority as a solution to underwater mortgage debt.

Fannie Mae's total book of business grew slightly in April, though its mortgage portfolio saw another sizable dip.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced Thursday that Treasury is extending the Making Home Affordable Program for another two years. The new expiration date is now set for December 31, 2015.

Freddie Mac's total mortgage portfolio continued to shrink in February, contracting at an annualized rate of 4.1 percent.

A major investor in residential mortgage-backed security trusts filed a complaint against Nationstar over its selling of non-performing loans backing securities.

According to Freddie Mac's Monthly Volume Summary for January, the GSE's portfolio contracted at an annualized rate of 4.8 percent to start 2013.

Fannie Mae's total Book of Business shrank 1.8 percent in January, falling to $3.186 trillion from December's $3.190 trillion.

A week after releasing its "qualified mortgage" guidelines, the CFPB is issuing more rules designed to clean up servicing practices.

A new report from the Center for Responsible Lending asserts that the mortgage industry still has a long way to go before it's out of the woods.

Cincinnati-based eLynx announced its compliance with all guidelines for obtaining electronic signatures on Form 4506-T, Request for Transcript of Tax Return.