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With a trailblazing real estate mogul entering the Oval Office on January 20, a sharper focus on the U.S. housing delivery system is possible, if not likely, according to Collingwood Group Vice Chairman and former FHA Commissioner Brian Montgomery. Editor's note: This select print feature originally appeared in the January 2017 issue of MReport magazine.

The gap between what owners believe their homes are worth and actual appraisal values had been shrinking for five straight months, but the latest analysis found a reversal of that trend.

The National Association of Mortgage Field Services has created a Compliance Working Group with the goal of standardizing compliance for the mortgage field services industry,

In a recent report to Congress, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau highlighted the steps it has taken to assist the industry with transitions for TRID as well as the updates to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and the new mortgage servicing rules.

The low interest rate environment, which has been the Fed’s mode of operation for much of the last decade, has been instrumental in stabilizing the U.S. financial system. But if it continues, it could adversely affect financial institutions, according to a Fed Governor.

The question of whether the U.S. Senate will confirm Dr. Ben Carson as the new HUD Secretary will likely be answered on Thursday, January 12. What did stakeholders in the industry have to say about how the former presidential candidate would handle the Department if he is confirmed?

LendingQB announced the addition of new mortgage lenders to its network of clientele.

While consumer confidence rose in December to its highest point since 2001, confidence in homebuying dipped for the fifth consecutive month.

For the first time in two years, the Federal Housing Administration has lowered its annual mortgage insurance premiums paid by most borrowers in an effort to expand homeownership and save money for existing borrowers.

The market share of adjustable-rate mortgages is at its lowest level in years. But the specter of rising mortgage interest rates this year could change that considerably, according to a recent analysis.