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The FHA has exposed the taxpayer to unnecessary risks by lowering its premium…it hasn't taken the right steps to restore capital adequacy and in the process of lowering premiums attracted a riskier portfolio," said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum.

FHA Premium Cut Keeping Private Sector Out of the Market, Industry Claims

The FHA's recent premium reduction is undercutting the private sector and expanding the government's role in the housing market, industry representatives told a House subcommittee.
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Sindeo Brings High-Tech Touch to Originations

San Francisco-based Sindeo is trying to bring the mortgage brokerage business into the future, creating a new online service that focuses on helping consumers navigate the often confusing mortgage process from start to finish.
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CFPB officials are keeping a close watch on the Qualified Mortgage and ability-to-repay rules to gauge whether further changes should be made. But mortgage numbers don't give a clear picture on what kind of impact they've had.

Ellie Mae's new CEO Jonathan Corr said the company will stop supporting the self-hosted version of its origination system at the end of 2016.
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Users of Ellie Mae's self-hosted loan origination system will soon have to make a choice: migrate to the software-as-a-service version of Encompass or switch technology providers altogether.

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