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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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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 9m ago

Mortgage rates Elina Tarkazikis 9m ago
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
Activist investor ratchets up rhetoric by pressing HomeStreet to sell

Blue Lion Capital, which has been a vocal critic of the Seattle company's strategy, also wants management to consider selling its MSR portfolio.

Community banking Jackie Stewart June 15

Community banking Jackie Stewart June 15
Century Communities buys out first time home buyer JV partner

Century Communities has acquired the 50% of regional builder Wade Jurney Homes it didn't already own to boost its mortgage and title operations and reach more first-time homebuyers.

M&A Bonnie Sinnock June 15

M&A Bonnie Sinnock June 15
Regulation to blame for 32% of multifamily production expenses

Regulation imposed by all levels of government accounts for 32% of multifamily development costs, according to the National Association of Home Builders and the National Multifamily Housing Council.

Homebuilders Elina Tarkazikis June 15

Homebuilders Elina Tarkazikis June 15
Mortgage applications for new homes drop along with sales, supply

Mortgage applications for newly constructed homes declined in May as sales and supply are not keeping up with demand, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Mortgage applications Brad Finkelstein June 15

Mortgage applications Brad Finkelstein June 15
Delayed maintenance on aging housing stock adds to inventory concerns

Maintenance and renovations aren't keeping up with the nation's aging housing stock, creating an influx of obsolete properties that's adding further strain to an already tight inventory of homes for sale.

Housing inventory Paul Centopani June 15

Housing inventory Paul Centopani 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

Mortgage rate hike not detrimental to housing market

Bill granting TRID relief to charities clears House committee

Activist investor ratchets up rhetoric by pressing HomeStreet to sell

Century Communities buys out first time home buyer JV partner

Regulation to blame for 32% of multifamily production expenses

Mortgage applications for new homes drop along with sales, supply

Delayed maintenance on aging housing stock adds to inventory concerns

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

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9 provisions of reg relief law important to small banks

6 trends we learned at MBA Secondary 2018

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