Reuters - The federal government should take mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac off life support sooner rather than later, the Mortgage Bankers Association urged on Wednesday.
AP - Tax preparation company H&R Block has struggled for the last two tax seasons and faces uncertainty over the mortgages it still holds from its former lending operations, an Oppenheimer analyst said Wednesday.
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AP - MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS SLIP: Applications for home loans dipped last week as mortgage rates ticked up slightly from the lowest level in decades, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.