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2018 Top Producers

10 top priorities for successful loan officers

From first-time homebuyers and real estate referrals to digital mortgages and back office execution, here's a look at the biggest concerns and highest priorities of the country's most successful loan officers.

Top Producers Austin Kilgore April 17
2018 Top Producers Nos. 1-400

NMN is pleased to present the results of the 2018 Top Producers Rankings.

Top Producers Austin Kilgore April 16
2018 Top Producers

The National Mortgage News 2018 Top Producers program recognizes the nation's best mortgage loan officers and identifies the key market developments, business practices and priorities that define their careers.

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Pelosi, Brown criticize Trump's pick to lead CFPB

The Democratic leader in the House raised questions about Kathy Kraninger's "qualifications to lead such an important agency."

Trump administration Kate Berry June 18

Trump administration Kate Berry June 18
Mortgage rate hike not detrimental to housing market

While rising mortgage rates are top of mind for the industry after last week's increase in the federal funds rate, the housing market should be more concerned about limited home inventory, according to First American Financial Corp.

Mortgage rates Elina Tarkazikis June 18

Mortgage rates Elina Tarkazikis June 18
Reverse mortgage issuance at Ginnie slows after 2017 rule change

New securitizations backed by reverse mortgages are now at a low not seen in two years, signaling that higher volumes seen in recent months may be tapering off.

Reverse mortgages Bonnie Sinnock June 18

Reverse mortgages Bonnie Sinnock June 18
Mortgage originations to benefit from fewer cash sales: Fannie

A declining share of cash home sales will drive purchase home originations higher than previously expected through 2019, according to Fannie Mae.

Purchase Brad Finkelstein June 18

Purchase Brad Finkelstein June 18
Trump's CFPB choice faces uphill battle — and that's part of the plan

President Trump has yet to formally name Kathy Kraninger as his choice to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but her nomination is already in trouble. That may be just fine with the White House.

CFPB Kate Berry June 18

CFPB Kate Berry June 18
Is GSE capital proposal an academic exercise — or a whole lot more?

No plan will be implemented as long as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain in conservatorship, but a capital framework for the companies could still have a substantive impact.

Housing finance reform Hannah Lang June 15

Housing finance reform Hannah Lang June 15
Bill granting TRID relief to charities clears House committee

The House Financial Services Committee approved a bill that would roll back the requirements of the TILA-RESPA integrated disclosures rule for charities like Habitat for Humanity and instead allow them to use the old good faith estimate and HUD-1 mortgage forms.

Affordable housing Brad Finkelstein June 15

Affordable housing Brad Finkelstein June 15

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Digital mortgage era requires new approach to tech collaboration

Henry Cason

Senior Vice President and Head of Digital Products
Fannie Mae

To make its technology more relevant to the mortgage industry, Fannie Mae is taking a new approach to developing tools that engages lenders earlier in the process and makes lending more efficient.

HMDA measure in reg relief bill is misunderstood

Patricia Mitchell

Executive Vice president of Strategic Programs
Industrial Bank

A provision to remove new mortgage recordkeeping requirements would help overburdened community banks lend without disrupting data collection that is used to police discrimination.

Expanded reporting for ‘credit invisibles’ could do more harm than good

Patrick Cicero

Executive Director
Pennsylvania Utility Law Project

Supporters say pending legislation would help consumers with little or no credit history. But the bill would instead roll back key consumer protections.

Mortgage compliance is about more than keeping regulators happy

Demands for loan quality aren't just coming from regulators and the government-sponsored enterprises. Secondary market partners and investors don't want to be left holding the bag if loans that lenders create have quality issues.

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12 cities with the most underwater homeowners

While the rate of underwater borrowers continues to decline, many cities still struggle with a deluge of homeowners with so little equity that they have limited incentive or ability to put their homes on the market.

9 provisions of reg relief law important to small banks

As President Trump signed the regulatory relief bill into law on Thursday, most of the attention was on a provision to help regional banks with more than $50 billion of assets. But a majority of the new law is aimed at helping institutions below $10 billion. Here's how.

6 trends we learned at MBA Secondary 2018

From the latest economic news to the latest developments in digital mortgages, here's a look at six things we learned at the MBA Secondary Conference 2018.

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2018 Top Producers

10 top priorities for successful loan officers

2018 Top Producers Nos. 1-400

2018 Top Producers

The Latest

Pelosi, Brown criticize Trump's pick to lead CFPB

Mortgage rate hike not detrimental to housing market

Reverse mortgage issuance at Ginnie slows after 2017 rule change

Mortgage originations to benefit from fewer cash sales: Fannie

Trump's CFPB choice faces uphill battle — and that's part of the plan

Is GSE capital proposal an academic exercise — or a whole lot more?

Bill granting TRID relief to charities clears House committee

Voices

Digital mortgage era requires new approach to tech collaboration

Henry Cason

HMDA measure in reg relief bill is misunderstood

Patricia Mitchell

Expanded reporting for ‘credit invisibles’ could do more harm than good

Patrick Cicero

Mortgage compliance is about more than keeping regulators happy

Brian Fitzpatrick

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12 overvalued real estate markets in danger of a housing bubble

12 cities with the most underwater homeowners

12 best cities for housing market purchasing power

9 provisions of reg relief law important to small banks

6 trends we learned at MBA Secondary 2018

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