Tag Archives: HOUSING

This week, the eyes of the industry will be on Capitol Hill as Brian D. Montgomery fields questions from the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs pertaining to his nomination as Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).

Listen up, lenders. These days, online origination is increasingly a thing, as more and more would-be mortgagees take matters in their own hands.

Editor's note: This feature first appeared in the October issue of MReport, available now.  The mere mention of the “TRID” rule can elicit strong reactions from mortgage industry ...

On Tuesday, the MBA released its forecast of purchase originations—reporting that it expects to see $1.2 trillion in purchase mortgage originations in 2018, representing a 7.3 percent increase ...

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson said in a speech on Monday that he promises to help big banks get more ...

Independent appraisal firm, Metro-West Appraisal Co. LLC announced the promotion of Michael Shores to VP of Appraiser Advancement.

LoanScorecard announced that Gerald Casey has joined the company as Managing Director, Capital Markets.

As student loans can serve as a major setback for potential homeowners, Freddie Mac recently reported that it has revised requirements for qualifying borrowers with student loan debt.

The National Association of Realtors recently released its Existing Home Sales report, discovering the most recent data and trends in the market. Read on to find out just how good—or bad—existing home sales are doing.

Assurant, Inc. announced on this week that Marc Connelly has joined Assurant Mortgage Solutions as National Sales Director—with the primary focus on growing the title and origination valuations product lines ...