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LenderLive, a domestic-based, end-to-end mortgage services provider, welcomes Pete Pannes as the company's first chief revenue officer. In his new position, Pannes will be responsible for corporate sales, marketing and positioning strategies, as well as product development.

LRES, a national REO and appraisal management company offering property valuations, asset management, HOA, and technology solutions for the mortgage industry, recently announced Damon Paxson has been named as its VP of Homeowner Association Services.

Equity National Title, a national title and settlement agent offering an array of title and settlement solutions for mortgage lenders, home builders, and Realtors, recently announced the hiring of Marissa Sandridge in the role of VP, national sales executive.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will no longer be the only entity monitoring TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule compliance among lenders. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced Friday that TRID compliance exams are coming.

October’s healthy job gains of 271,000 reported in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) October 2015 Employment Summary released Friday make a December liftoff by the Fed an extremely likely possibility.

Chronos Solutions, formerly Matt Martin Real Estate Management, a diversified national real estate services firm, recently introduced a new service to help sellers in the disposition of HUD, VA, and non-performing loan (NPL) sales via its affiliate company, RealtyBid.

Commentary is an ongoing series on theMReport.com that focuses on opinions, ideas, and insights from experts across mortgage banking. With skyrocketing rents in many parts of the country, buying a home is beginning to look more attractive to millennials. Jeannie Smith, VP of sales and a home loan officer at Guardian Mortgage discusses how Millennials desire homeownership but struggle financially and how the mortgage industry can help.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's 2015 third quarter earnings statements have the housing industry buzzing about taxpayers paying the ultimate cost of funding yet another bailout for the GSEs.

Advantage Systems, a provider of accounting and financial management tools for the mortgage industry, announced that they’ve hired housing industry veteran Drew Foy as its newest customer support representative.

Wells Fargo & Company announced this week that the bank’s head of Home Lending Default, Perry Hilzendeger, has been named the new head of Home Lending Servicing.