CFPB report finds state community reinvestment laws can go beyond federal version
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week published a report analyzing state-level community reinvestment laws and ways they promote reinvestment activities for...
What should lenders consider in 2024 for collateral risk?
The GSEs are taking a closer look at how they evaluate collateral risk. Appraisal modernization is vital. Gareth Borcherds, managing director Ascent Software...
Point, Redwood Trust issue $139M home equity investment securitization
Redwood Trust and home equity fintech lender Point have closed on a $139 million bond secured by 1,577 home equity investment (HEI) contracts....
NYSE sends second notice to FOA about noncompliance with continued listing standard
Finance of America Companies (FOA), parent company of reverse mortgage industry-leading lender Finance of America Reverse (FAR), was notified for the second time...
DataDigest: Study shows agents are aplenty, most with few or no sales
Most agents seldom sell homes, according to a new study published by the Consumer Federation of America last week.
The study, CFA’s third...
5 strategies for smarter outreach, networking
Between rising mortgage rates and soaring loan production costs this year, many lenders and brokerage leaders are reducing headcount to preserve their bottom...
Home price gains slow as mortgage rates rise: Altos
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Are last year’s surprising home price gains evaporating? As interest rates climb again, some of the price signals are softening. Inventory is climbing...
Long-time NAR staffer Donna Gland to retire
Longtime National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) staff member Donna Gland has announced her retirement, according to an email sent by CEO Bob Goldberg...
With elections ahead, housing policy analysts discuss the end of GSEs’ conservatorship
Isaac Boltansky, managing director and director of policy research at BTIG, said on Tuesday that he does not believe “a second Biden administration...
Homebuyers faced high mortgage rates, worsening affordability in October: ICE
Stubbornly elevated mortgage rates created more affordability pressures for homebuyers in October, according to ICE Mortgage Technology’s November Mortgage Monitor report.In October, the...
