Fed Governor Daniel K. Tarullo announced plans to address regulating insurance companies that are deemed too big to fail.
Read More »Existing-Home Sales Emerge Triumphant
Existing-homes sales have been up against unfavorable odds including inventory shortages, soaring home price appreciation, and stagnant household income growth. However, they defied those odds and came out on top for the second consecutive month.
Read More »Built-for-Rent Homes Regaining Market Share
The percentage of single-family homes built for the express purpose of renting them out is down from its peak reached in early 2013, but has been trending upward for the last four quarters. What has been driving the increase?
Read More »Rep. Waters Proposes Comprehensive Credit System Reform
What sweeping changes did U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-California) propose to the country's credit reporting system?
Read More »Mortgage Round-Up: Rates, Application in the Balance
Rates held firm at 2016 lows, but buyers were in no hurry to take out a mortgage loan this week after the Fed left the option of a June ...
Read More »The Unanswered Questions in the GSE Net Worth Sweep
A University of Virginia School of Law professor examines the possibility of the government asserting executive privilege by withholding documents related to the GSE Net Worth Sweep.
Read More »Refinance Revolution—How Lenders Can Reach This Population
Michael Reddington, EVP of Retail at Envoy Mortgage sat down with MReport to explain how lenders should handle refinance business at a time when rates are so low.
Read More »State of Servicing Industry With Five Star’s Delgado
Five Star Institute President and CEO Ed Delgado dove into the default, foreclosure, and REO industries in a webinar presentation on Thursday to advise members of the Federation of REO Certified Experts (FORCE) of past and present market conditions.
Read More »Lender Under Fire for FHA Mortgage Practices
Guild Mortgage faces federal charges of improper origination and underwriting practices on its FHA-backed loans. The suit was filed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and announced by HUD and Urban Development this morning.
Read More »Trump Planning Dodd-Frank Overhaul
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has some definite ideas about financial reform, and he plans to unveil those ideas in the next couple of weeks.
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