Editor's Note: This is a special sneak preview of the June issue of MReport. The full issue will be available on June 1. This year marks the 50th ...
Read More »Why is Hensarling Calling for Action Against Fannie?
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said on Friday that the committee would be launching a full investigation into recent allegations in a Bloomberg ...
Read More »The Benefits of a True Digital Mortgage
Digital mortgage is the latest buzzword in the lending market today. But, according to an eBook titled, “The True Digital Mortgage” by mortgage technology platform provider Ellie Mae, ...
Read More »Starts are Down, But not the Housing Market
Housing starts were down 7 percent month over month according to the data for February released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Housing starts were at around 1.23 million ...
Read More »Promoting and Protecting Homeownership
It’s been a decade since the housing crisis of 2008. As the present administration looks at rolling back some of the more stringent regulations that were introduced during ...
Read More »Wealthy Homeowners Prefer the East Coast
Some of the most expensive ZIP codes in the country can be found in California. But that doesn’t necessarily translate into people who earn top dollars. According to ...
Read More »Eye on the Industry: Updates on Citadel, Ellie Mae, and more …
From awards and technology platforms to new partnerships gauge the pulse of the mortgage and lending industry in this weekly update. California-based non-prime wholesale residential lender Citadel Servicing Corporation (CSC) has announced ...
Read More »Lenders’ Sentiments on Profit Margins Hit a Low Note
Lender sentiment is at an all-time low according to the latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey by Fannie Mae that was released on Thursday. The profit margin outlook, as ...
Read More »Family Over Location for Millennials
They’re the most active generation of homebuyers in the market today, but unlike their Gen X or Baby Boomer parents, millennials prefer to buy homes that are close ...
Read More »Ellie Mae’s Velocify Platform Wins LeadsCouncil Leader Award
Pleasanton, California-based Ellie Mae, which provides a cloud-based analytics platform for the mortgage industry, announced that its platform, Velocify, was recognized with a LeadsCouncil LEADER award for outstanding performance ...
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