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BB&T kept pruning its loan portfolio in 3Q

Total loans fell 1.6% at the North Carolina-based regional bank, which has been scaling back in key segments such as residential mortgages and auto. Wider margins offset that reduction, but earnings were flat and revenue growth small.

Earnings Paul Davis 2h ago

Earnings Paul Davis 2h ago
Freddie beats Fannie to market with REIT-friendly CRT

Called Structured Agency Credit Risk Securitized Participation Interests, the new securities are backed by mortgage loans, and are not general obligations of the government-sponsored enterprise.

Credit risk transfers Allison Bisbey October 18

Credit risk transfers Allison Bisbey October 18
Meeting compliance regs while maintaining budgets

As compliance gets more complicated, servicers are looking for alternative ways to efficiently exceed regulatory standards.

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Refinance loans rise on lower interest rates in September

The percentage of refinance loans rose in September as interest rates dipped to a 2017 low, according to Ellie Mae.

Purchase Elina Tarkazikis October 18

Purchase Elina Tarkazikis October 18
Application volume rises even with little movement in rates

Mortgage applications increased 3.6% from one week earlier even though rates remained mostly flat during the period, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications Glenn McCullom October 18

Mortgage applications Glenn McCullom October 18
Tennyson out at Clayton after Radian commits to restructuring

Jeff Tennyson is out as president of Radian Group's Clayton Holdings real estate services business as the holding company provided further details about its restructuring plan.

RMBS Brad Finkelstein October 18

RMBS Brad Finkelstein October 18
First American Mortgage Solutions automates appraiser valuations

First American Mortgage Solutions is offering new data and technology support for appraisers aimed at reducing turn times for valuations and, in turn, closing times for lenders.

Appraisals Bonnie Sinnock October 18

Appraisals Bonnie Sinnock October 18

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Hurricane damage can be costly, but housing market recovery is swift

Ralph DeFranco

Global Chief Economist
Arch Capital Services

While the scale of destruction and suffering caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is staggering, history suggests the local economy and housing markets in the affected areas will bounce back relatively quickly.

Regulatory playing field for banks, nonbanks is anything but level

Scott Olson

Executive Director
Community Home Lenders Association

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created in part to ensure that nonbanks are subject to federal oversight, but the fact is that 99% of banks are exempt from CFPB supervision.

Texas tax-lien transfers: Maligned and misunderstood

Thomas Mackie III

Founder and Director of Business Development
Clear Tax

Although property tax loans raise concerns for the mortgage industry, there is a way for property tax lenders and mortgage companies to co-exist.

How mortgage lenders can help borrowers with student loans buy homes

Jonathan Lawless

Vice President of Customer Solutions
Fannie Mae

Building off the success of policy changes in 2016, there are now even more ways for mortgage lenders to help student loan borrowers become homeowners.

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7 things to look for at #MBAAnnual17

From debating the future compliance landscape to developing a digital mortgage strategy, here's a preview of the top issues, ideas and themes on tap when the industry convenes in Denver for the Mortgage Bankers Association's Annual Convention & Expo.

8 opportunities and challenges for mortgage brokers on the rebound

From recruitment strategies to leveraging technology without losing the personal touch, here's a look at four challenges and opportunities for the resurgent mortgage broker channel.

12 cheapest places to live where purchasing power is vanishing

Here's a look at 12 cities where the median home sales price is below $215,000, but the combination of housing costs, local wages and other market forces is making home purchasing power disappear in these once-cheapest places to live.

4 signs that digital mortgages are coming in hot

"Digital mortgage" is the hot new buzzword taking over the industry. But what is a digital mortgage anyways? And how did we get here? A live survey during NMN's Digital Mortgage Conference revealed striking observations about the state of industry adoption.

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White Paper Third-party service provider oversight: How to navigate the pitfalls

Lenders and servicers continue to shift critical functions to third party service providers in order to lower costs and focus on core competencies. However, effectively managing third party service providers can be very challenging from a compliance, operational and technological perspective. While this has always been the case, it is about to become more important as federal regulators have indicated that they are going to increase their supervision of service providers.

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Web Seminar Meeting great expectations: best practices for accurate loan estimates

Quality property tax estimation is critical to completing the required Loan Estimate (LE) provided to the borrower.

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CFPB issues principles on financial data sharing

MGIC's 3Q profits up 112% as losses incurred fall by over 50%

Mortgages, tech expense create drag at Umpqua

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BB&T kept pruning its loan portfolio in 3Q

Freddie beats Fannie to market with REIT-friendly CRT

Refinance loans rise on lower interest rates in September

Application volume rises even with little movement in rates

Tennyson out at Clayton after Radian commits to restructuring

First American Mortgage Solutions automates appraiser valuations

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Hurricane damage can be costly, but housing market recovery is swift

Ralph DeFranco

Regulatory playing field for banks, nonbanks is anything but level

Scott Olson

Texas tax-lien transfers: Maligned and misunderstood

Thomas Mackie III

How mortgage lenders can help borrowers with student loans buy homes

Jonathan Lawless

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7 things to look for at #MBAAnnual17

8 opportunities and challenges for mortgage brokers on the rebound

12 cheapest places to live where purchasing power is vanishing

4 signs that digital mortgages are coming in hot

12 cities where homeowners cashed in big after the housing bubble burst

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