The pace of home sales has risen over the last two years due to the increasing role of two key segments that have recently been absent from the homebuyers' market.
Read More »What Does the CFPB’s Warning Mean for Lenders?
The CFPB warned 44 mortgage lenders and brokers last week that they may have violated the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. What should other lenders and brokers take away from this?
Read More »Riskier Loans Not Leading to Higher Defect Levels
First-time millennial buyers are playing an increasingly greater role in mortgage finance—but it hasn't translated to greater levels of defects and fraud in mortgage loans, according to one analysis.
Read More »MetaSource and ComplianceEase Form New Partnership
MetaSource has announced a partnership with ComplianceEase that allows for automated compliance testing on loans.
Read More »House Prices and the Possible Fed Effect
Rodney Ramcharan of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate spoke with MReport about current house prices, the current state of the market, and the possible effect of Fed action on the market.
Read More »Housing Inventory: It’s ‘Painfully Low’
Single-family housing inventory has been tight for many months, and it’s having an adverse effect on the housing market.
Read More »CFPB Flags Lenders for Possible HMDA Violations
The Bureau has issued a letter of warning to 44 mortgage lenders and brokers, telling them that they may not be in compliance with the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.
Read More »Homeownership Rate Claws Back Up, But Wait . . .
The U.S. homeownership rate in Q3 jumped back up from its 51-year low in Q2. But the housing market will have to overcome some headwinds if the homeownership rate is going to continue to rise.
Read More »FinTechs Prompt OCC to Create New Division
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency wants to be able to better understand how financial innovation is affecting the banking system.
Read More »Using Data in the Single-Family Rental Market
MReport recently spoke with Dennis Cisterna, Chief Revenue Officer with Investability, about the increasing role that data and analytics are playing in predicting trends for the mortgage market.
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