We’re hearing mortgage brokers think they’re getting screwed under the qualified mortgage rule that was issued last month.

We're hearing the controversial idea that downpayment assistance can be a financially sound endeavor apparently is not dead.

We're hearing the unlikely duo of counseling and technology may be useful in reducing lender costs in the light of the qualified mortgage.

I recently watched a PBS documentary that laid into regulatory officials for not doing more to find executives involved in the massive mortgage-related securities losses taken during the downturn that they could successfully levy criminal charges against.

We're hearing that the housing bust isn’t the only thing driving an increase in demand for field services like home inspections and maintenance in recent years.

There is nothing new about Republican lawmakers claiming everything that President Obama does is unconstitutional or un-American.

Recent settlements between lenders and regulators over alleged foreclosure abuses and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new servicing rules may do little to lift the cloud of litigation risk hanging over lenders.

As an industry, we have always had too great a focus on gross income, and not enough focus on the consumer’s real bottom line.

We're hearing there’s no easy way to get a high rating on an REO-to-rental securitization.

We're hearing the qualified mortgage rule is going to hurt the private jumbo loan market.

We're hearing that while most financial institutions and government offices will be closed to honor Martin Luther King’s birthday on the third Monday in January, it won’t be a restful day for many mortgage bankers.

We're hearing that reviews on the long-awaited Consumer Financial Protection Bureau qualified mortgage rule are mixed.

It’s becoming clear that investments based on the backlog of discount assets won’t last forever and investors need to be prepared for it.

Appraisal management isn’t such a hum-drum business after all.

We're hearing it could be a case of one government agency not knowing what the other is doing.