The Former HUD Deputy Secretary discusses how many unheralded government professionals responded to help support both the American housing market and struggling American homeowners over the past year—and why they deserve recognition.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Nomination Hearing for Marcia Fudge
This Thursday, January 28, the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will hold a remote virtual nomination hearing for the Honorable Marcia L. Fudge, ...
Read More »What Treasury Secretary Yellen May Mean for Mortgage Rates
A panel of economists discusses how the Treasury nominee’s economic policies may play out across the industry. Will the low-rate environment continue?
Read More »Eye on the Industry: Mortgage Company Promotions and Additions
Mid America Mortgage, Amerifirst Financial Corporation, and ReverseVision recently announced department expansions and new and promoted personnel. Addison, Texas-based Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) announced today it has promoted ...
Read More »ReverseVision Announces New CEO Joe Langner
ReverseVision, a national provider of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) and private reverse mortgage sales and origination technology, announced the promotion of its President Joe Langner to President ...
Read More »Amerifirst Financial Expands Bilingual Mortgage Services Division
Amerifirst Financial Corporation announced the appointment of a mortgage industry veteran to its bilingual mortgage services division, Ameriuno. In his new role as Managing Director, Andres ‘Andy’ Insua will lead efforts to expand homeownership opportunities for Hispanic community ...
Read More »Mid America Mortgage Names Jemma Pachiano COO
Addison, Texas-based Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) announced today it has promoted former National Support and Training Director Jemma Pachiano to Chief Operating Officer (COO). “Jemma Pachiano’s ...
Read More »States at Highest Risk of Economic Strain From COVID-19
Though the housing market seems to have escaped many of the economic effects of the pandemic, certain areas are feeling more pain than others. Western regions appear less ...
Read More »Economic Lessons From the Great Recession
Financial pain perpetrated by the COVID-19 pandemic has been gentler than it otherwise could have been, according to a newly released research paper from the business schools of Columbia University, ...
Read More »Housing Advocates React to Economic-Recovery Proposal
President-elect Joe Biden last week provided a $1.9 trillion plan for rescuing the U.S. economy. Housing industry insiders and other American's have responded to key housing-related areas of ...
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