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        <title><![CDATA[Kathleen M Howley - Former Senior Reporter/Mortgage Columnist]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Home Values in U.S. Oil States to Fall With Drop in Crude Prices]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:33:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Home Prices in These Midwestern Cities Are Outperforming New York]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2015 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. Homebuyers Get Rate Reprieve Amid China’s Turmoil]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2015 18:22:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Home Prices Increase in 93% of U.S. Metropolitan Areas]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:00:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lender Competition Means Lower Closing Costs for U.S. Mortgages]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2015 09:01:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[JPMorgan Plunges to No. 10 in Ranking of Mortgage Servicers]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. Homeownership Rate Falls to the Lowest Level Since the 1960s]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:14:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rules for Signing Mortgages Online Boosts Black Knight]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. Mortgage Rates Fall Amid Turmoil in Greece and China]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. Home Prices Rose 0.3% in April, FHFA Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2015 13:11:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. Mortgage Rates Fall on Threat of Greek Default]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[‘Jurassic’ Revival Posts Second-Biggest Opening Weekend Ever]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2015 15:26:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Surging U.S. Property Prices Boost Americans’ Home Equity]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:25:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. Mortgage Rates Jump to an Eight-Month High]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bank of America’s Supreme Court Win May Boost Lending]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:40:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates in the U.S. Increase to Highest for 2015]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. Mortgage Rates Fall for the First Time in a Month]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2015 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Black Knight Financial Rises in Debut After $441 Million IPO]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-19/thomas-h-lee-backed-black-knight-raises-441-million-in-ipo</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2015 21:00:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[TCW’s Flack Says He’s Cutting Back on MBS Before Fed Does]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2015 04:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. 30-Year Mortgage Rates Rise to Highest Since March]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2015 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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