“Negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be experienced by many communities. HUD’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program partners are uniquely positioned to address the housing discrimination concerns of vulnerable populations,” said Demetria L. McCain, HUD’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Senate to Probe Recent Downfalls in the Nation’s Banking System
An upcoming Senate Banking Committee hearing will discuss the state of the nation’s banking system, and how the nation’s bank regulators have resolved these institutional failures.
Read More »Spring Homebuyers Greeted by Another Dip in Mortgage Rates
Mortgage rates fell for the second consecutive week, spurring a jump in mortgage apps at the outset of the spring homebuying season.
Read More »Mortgage Apps Gain for the Third Consecutive Week
The dip in mortgage rates has kicked the spring homebuying season off on the right foot, as the MBA reports overall app volume on the rise for the third straight week, amid uncertainty over the health of the banking sector.
Read More »Fairway Independent Mortgage Bolsters Its Reverse Lending Ops
The addition of Dan Ventura as its new VP of Reverse Operations follows the formalization of the company’s Regional Reverse SVP program, and the addition of eight new SVPs.
Read More »Guild Mortgage Expands Reverse Division Through Acquisition of Cherry Creek
Through the purchase of Cherry Creek Mortgage, Guild Mortgage will integrate reverse mortgages into its traditional mortgage platform, using Guild’s nationwide retail team across nearly 300 branches.
Read More »REO Community Set to Gather This May
The Five Star Institute presents the first-ever REO Connect event, a gathering of the REO community featuring educational offerings and networking opportunities geared to meet the needs of unique marketplace.
Read More »The Week Ahead: The Future of the Home Remodeling Market
The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies will present a virtual session analyzing the burdens of home improvement, as well as the preservation of affordable housing in today’s home remodeling market.
Read More »Economic Unrest Pushes Mortgage Rates Downward
In a week of turmoil in the economic markets as the FDIC was named receiver of two banks, Freddie Mac reported the fixed-rate mortgage retreated 13 basis points, ending a five-week run of increases.
Read More »CFPB Opens Inquiry on the Data Broker Market
CFPB seeks info from the public to assist with rulemaking under the Fair Credit Reporting Act regarding data brokers.
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