Six federal financial regulatory agencies have issued minimum requirements for state registration and supervision of entities that provide appraisal management services to lenders, underwriters, and other principals in the secondary ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Friday 5/1/2015
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced new requirements on Thursday aimed at furthering diversity on federal boards. The FHFA now requires that Federal Home Loan Banks and their Office of Finance include demographic data related ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Thursday 4/30/2015
Despite rumblings that the Federal Open Market Committee would increase interest rates at its monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, the committee instead reaffirmed its current rates, stating that the ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Wednesday 4/29/2015
When the Federal Reserve concludes its monetary policy meeting today, the nation could see increased interest rates for the first time in nine years. Though policymakers of the Federal Open ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Tuesday 4/28/2015
Thirty percent of potential homebuyers plan to purchase a home in the next 18 months, according to Insights: From the Mind of the Homebuyer, a survey released by Chase ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Tuesday 4/14/2015
When it comes to shopping around for a new home, buyers should also shop around for the right mortgage lender, according to Fannie Mae's latest National Housing Survey. ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Monday 4/13/2015
With mortgage credit availability and mortgage applications both up, applications for new home purchases spiked in March, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The MBA said that mortgage applications for ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Friday 4/11/2015
On the heels of a disappointing month of job growth, Freddie Mac reported Thursday that average mortgage rates are down across the board. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey released ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Thursday 4/9/2015
In an update on consumer relief activities from Sun Trust Mortgage and Ocwen Financial, two parties to the 2012 National Mortgage Settlement, independent settlement monitor Joseph A. Smith ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Wednesday 4/8/2015
National home prices in February were up, year-over-year, for the third consecutive year, according to the latest Home Price Index report by CoreLogic, released Tuesday. According to the ...
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