Chicago-based nonprofit mortgage lender selects RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing as partner for homeownership assistance in low-to-moderate-income families.
Read More »Fannie Mae Leads in Green Bond Issuance
The Climate Bond Initiative, as part of the Third Annual Green Bond Pioneer Awards, recognized Fannie Mae as the 2017 Largest Issuer of Green Bonds in the world. The ...
Read More »Tom Rice Joins OpenClose as VP Enterprise Account Executive
Florida-based OpenClose, a multi-channel loan origination system (LOS) and mortgage fintech provider, has announced the appointment of long-time industry veteran Tom Rice as VP, Enterprise Account Executive. Rice ...
Read More »Finicity Partners with Ellie Mae
Utah-based Finicity, a financial data aggregator specializing in credit decisioning, has announced an integration agreement with Ellie Mae, the cloud-based platform provider for the mortgage finance industry, to ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Spotlight on Housing Prices
On Tuesday, S&P Dow Jones Indices will release the January data of the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Indices at 9 a.m. EST. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home ...
Read More »Mortgage Origination Profits Dip in Q4
Independent mortgage bank and subsidiaries received less of a return on each loan originated at the end of 2017, and a new report got to the bottom of why.
Read More »HUD Secretary Ben Carson to Speak at Government Forum
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Benjamin Carson, will address attendees at the 2018 Five Star Government Forum in Washington, D.C., on April 3. Now ...
Read More »The Price-Inventory Effect: New Home Sales Slip
New home sales fell 0.6 percent in February with 618,000 single-family homes sold during the month against the revised January rate of 622,000, according to the latest data ...
Read More »Despite Inventory Lows, Homebuyer Demand Skyrockets
The weather isn’t the only thing heating up as we move out of the winter months; a new survey shows buyers preparing strategies as they anticipate heavy competition in the market.
Read More »Housing in The Mountain Region is Heating up
Home prices in the Mountain region saw a 10 percent year over year rise between January 2017 and January 2018 according to the latest Home Price Index data ...
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