Tag Archives: mortgage

Which companies are merging, and what professionals are moving? See some highlights in this update of the housing and mortgage industries.

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.

On Tuesday evening, the debate around the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final arbitration rule came to a head when the Senate voted to repeal it. See the reactions here to the razor-thin vote here . . .

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 ...

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.