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CFPB contract negotiations come at uncertain time for agency funding -
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Bill will boost low-income tax credit availability
- Sep 16-17, 2025|San Diego, CA
Privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac risks a return to the kind of perilous mortgages that helped cause the global financial crisis unless regulatory safeguards are kept in place, an affordable housing nonprofit said in a paper on Tuesday.
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April 17
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is laying off more than 1,400 employees just days after a panel of judges said the bureau couldn't fire employees without an assessment of whether the workers are unnecessary to perform the bureau's legally mandated duties.
April 17
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Even with various tariff pauses and exemptions, suppliers are raising prices due to ongoing policy uncertainty, and consumers also are altering their behavior.
April 17
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Nearly a quarter of home sellers in March slashed their listing prices, the highest rate of price cutting since 2018 according to a Zillow report.
April 17
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Even after posting production losses in two of four quarters last year, independent mortgage bankers made $443 on every loan originated during 2024.
April 17
Only 20% of the Top Producers in the National Mortgage News survey were under 40, while almost half were between 41 and 50, and 30% even older.
Those who raced ahead of the pack of loan originators last year went the distance by offering exceptional customer service, catering to niche pockets of demand in the market.
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The national median single-family existing-home price grew 3.4% from a year ago to $402,300, an analysis found.
May 8
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The reverse mortgage division reported a loss due to hedging costs but on a net basis the company proved profitable ahead of peak market disruption in April.
May 8
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The jobs report and FOMC meeting caused some movement but rates ended up where they started; but any unexpected news could result in swift changes either way.
May 8
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The Arizona-based mortgage brokerage claims a former director of training is keeping the domain name of its loan officer training website hostage.
May 8
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Their worries center on fears the new duties could impact their personal finances, according to a new survey from home-equity investment platform Point.
May 8
