This week the Federal Housing Market Committee will have its last meeting of the year. See if a rate hike is on the horizon and what else is expected in The Week Ahead.

Vendorly, a vendor oversight platform for financial institutions, announced the launch of its Contract Management feature to enhance insights into contract terms, performance, and spend analysis within the vendor management solution.

From new appointments and partnerships to new campaigns and technology, get the latest news from the mortgage industry in this weekly update.

As part of its initiative to help U.S. servicemen and women, Carrington provides mobility, stability, purpose, and prosperity to wounded veterans through CCF, the company’s nonprofit organization. Here’s more on their charitable foundation.

How did homebuilders rate market conditions this month? Make sure you stay tuned to this—as well as keep on eye on other crucial reports about to drop—in The Week Ahead.

The name change follows the debut of Radian’s new brand identity in October. At that time, Radian also announced its plan to unite all of its subsidiaries under its new brand.

Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. (PRMI), which funded over $5.4 billion in home loans in 2017, has been awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces honor for the third year in a row by The Salt Lake Tribune.

LERETA, LLC, a national provider of real estate tax and flood services for mortgage servicers based in Covina, California, has named Patrick Hedges senior operations manager for the company.

Tim Fitzgerald has joined the company as Managing Director–Regional Manager. He will direct Home Point’s Third Party Originations (TPO) regional sales team responsible for 14 states in New England, the Northeast, Midwest, and Washington, D.C.

Watch this video to see which demographic is most impacted by rising mortgage rate—and to what extent.