Your only mortgage application news source! Click on each item to read full story.   US Mortgage Application Volume Climbed Modestly Last Week read story The Mortgage Bankers Association reported the volume of mortgage applications filed in the U.S. last week grew a seasonally adjusted 2.7% from the previous week.   NJ mortgage broker accused of applications fraud read story A New Jersey mortgage broker and former head of the Bergen County Improvement Authority has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of preparing fraudulent mortgage applications.   US: MBA Mortgage Application growth edges lower read story FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Further evidence of weakness in the US housing sector, MBA mortgage applications grew by only 2.7% the week ended August 27, compared to 4.9% the week prior. The figure shows a second straight weekly decline, down from 13.0% the week ended August 13.   MBA: Mortgage Apps Rise As Rates Continue To Fall read story (RTTNews) - US mortgage applications rose for a fifth week in a row as borrowers took advantage of exceedingly low interest rates, industry data showed Wednesday.   New mortgage applications at a trickle read story Home sales figures for August and September will be weak, a trade group says, though loan refinancing is booming. The number of applications for loans to finance housing purchases remained unusually low last week despite record-low interest rates, suggesting no imminent recovery in home sales, a mortgage banking group said Wednesday.   New York's No. 1 in home closing costs read story If you're getting a mortgage in New York, bring a fat checkbook to the closing table: Closing costs there are the highest in the nation, according to a survey by mortgage website Bankrate.com.   How to Get a Government-Backed, Zero-Down-Payment Mortgage read story Uncle Sam is offering 100 percent home financing to eligible borrowers through two federal agencies.   Consumer Survey Confirms: Mortgage Marvel Delivers a Superior Mortgage-Shopping Experience read story Consumers Rate Mortgage Marvel "Superior" to Other Online Mortgage-Shopping Services; Positive Borrower Perception Helps Mortgage Marvel Lenders Grow Their Businesses   AIG Asia Unit Said to Submit Preliminary Application for IPO in Hong Kong read story AIA Group Ltd., the main Asia unit of American International Group Inc. , submitted preliminary documents to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for an initial public offering, according to two people familiar with the filing.   TSS Taps into NetLink Resource Group for Development of Marketing Site for "TitleSphere" read story ALEXANDRIA, Va.----NetLink Resource Group, Inc., a leading provider of custom web application solutions, today announced that it developed the marketing site to support “TitleSphere,” a 100 percent Web-based HUD-1 solution for use by realtors, mortgage lenders, title agents and closing attorneys nationwide, created by Annapolis-based TSS Software Corporation.