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State's economic strength boosts Bank of Hawaii profits

Hawaii's booming economy contributed to the Honolulu bank's 10% increase in loans and 9% increase in deposits in the third quarter.

Earnings Laura Alix 5h ago

Earnings Laura Alix 5h ago
Fannie Mae diversifies Day 1 Certainty report suppliers

Fannie Mae is authorizing additional suppliers of reports that can give lenders immediate representation and warranty relief on certain data, diversifying beyond an exclusive partnership with Equifax in one category.

GSEs 5h ago

GSEs 5h ago
Collection Insights from Digital Mortgage Video Series

See what experts in the field are saying about key topics including how to define a digital mortgage and how it differs from a traditional online mortgage; key trends in the industry, and the importance of predictive analytics and intelligence process automation.

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New MBA Chair: 'Regulation by enforcement' isn't helping

The CFPB's practice of "regulation by enforcement" forces mortgage companies to develop compliance standards based on the mistakes of their peers, rather than clear guidance from the enforcement agency, said David Motley, the new chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Enforcement Elina Tarkazikis 7h ago

Enforcement Elina Tarkazikis 7h ago
Texas receives $58M in CDBG funds to rebuild after Harvey

Texas is receiving $58 million from the Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery program that HUD administers.

Hurricane Harvey Brian Collins October 20

Hurricane Harvey Brian Collins October 20
Language question added to the loan app against lenders' wishes

The Federal Housing Finance Agency added a language preference question to the loan application, rejecting the mortgage industry's wishes.

Compliance Brad Finkelstein October 20

Compliance Brad Finkelstein October 20
Opinion Ban origination fees on VA refis to curb veteran mortgage churn

Joseph Murin
Vice Chairman Chrysalis Holdings

To protect veterans from predatory lending practices, Ginnie Mae and the Department of Veterans Affairs should remove lenders' financial incentive for originating Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans.

Refinance October 20

Refinance October 20

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Ban origination fees on VA refis to curb veteran mortgage churn

Joseph Murin

Vice Chairman
Chrysalis Holdings

To protect veterans from predatory lending practices, Ginnie Mae and the Department of Veterans Affairs should remove lenders' financial incentive for originating Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans.

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.

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5 best and worst states for consumer credit scores

Consumer credit varies nationally due to regional variations in income and the cost of living. To get a sense of where it's strongest and weakest, here's a look at the five best and worst states for consumer credit scores.

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.

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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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Fight to kill CFPB arbitration rule could rest on whose data is right

5 best and worst states for consumer credit scores

FHFA to seek public input on alternative GSE credit score model

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State's economic strength boosts Bank of Hawaii profits

Fannie Mae diversifies Day 1 Certainty report suppliers

Collection Insights from Digital Mortgage Video Series

New MBA Chair: 'Regulation by enforcement' isn't helping

Texas receives $58M in CDBG funds to rebuild after Harvey

Language question added to the loan app against lenders' wishes

Opinion Ban origination fees on VA refis to curb veteran mortgage churn

Joseph Murin

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Ban origination fees on VA refis to curb veteran mortgage churn

Joseph Murin

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

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5 best and worst states for consumer credit scores

7 things to look for at #MBAAnnual17

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