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More Americans are sleeping better at night knowing that the economy is recovering. Those Americans that are losing sleep over financial stress is declining in the U.S., according to a new CreditCards.com poll. The national poll, commissioned by CreditCards.com, also found that 62 percent of adult Americans are losing sleep over at least one financial problem. This is 7 percentage points lower than the amount in June 2009, the last time this poll was conducted, but higher than 56 percent in 2007.

The housing market has been seeing some noticeable changes this year as home values move upward. According to the May Zillow Real Estate Market Reports, bidding wars are pushing home values up in the nation’s most popular housing markets, although home values are not anywhere near their peak points during the real estate bubble in smaller markets.

Provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, compliance, eSign and eDelivery solutions, DocMagic, Inc., recently announced it has begun allowing a group of clients to test the features and functionality available within its new Collaborative Closing Portal, SmartCLOSE to prepare for upcoming TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) regulation.

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (Carrington) recently announced in a press release the appointment of Tom O’Leary as regional sales manager for its Wholesale Lending Division. Carrington’s Wholesale operation will now run under O’Leary’s direction and remain focused on continued growth, providing expanded product offerings, and producing faster turn times to effectively meet market demands.

The housing market is showing no signs of slowing down as new single-family home sales in May 2015 rose 2.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 546,000, the highest rate since February 2008, according to new residential sales data released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD.

CoreLogic recently announced the release of its LoanSafe Compliance Manager, a new solution to help lenders comply with a broad array of federal, state, and local residential mortgage lending regulations, including the upcoming TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule.

The AMDC's goal is to drive results that support the application and promotion of the mortgage industry's best diversity practices, and advancing solutions that support initiatives outlined by Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Act–which focuses on minority and inclusion rules that call for greater supply chain diversity and greater diversity in hiring and promoting in the workforce.

BSI Financial Services (BSI Financial) recently announced three new appointments to its management team so that the company can prepare for growth in its core servicing and related business lines. John Lawrence assumes the position of EVP and Chief Servicing Officer, Akshay Singh is named Managing Director for Strategy and Corporate Development, and Michael Whitfield is also named VP for Loan Administration.

Alliant National Title Insurance Company, a title insurance underwriter that partners with Independent Agents to improve their competitive position in the marketplace, recently announced in a press release the hiring of Brenda J. Cannon, Esq. to the position of Florida Underwriting Counsel and VP.

In Freddie Mac’s most recent Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) the rates for average fixed mortgages dropped from last week’s unusual high. The Government-Sponsored Enterprise reported that the 30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.0 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending June 18, 2015.