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It's not been a stellar year for mortgage lending, with national origination volumes expected to end 2014 down by one-third or more.
By Mark FogartyOctober 10 -
Careful underwriting can take away much of the risk of this supposedly risky type of mortgage lending and contribute to profitable new business.
By Mark FogartyOctober 3 -
Pessimism prevails at this years New England Mortgage Bankers Conference.
By Mark FogartySeptember 26 -
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund awards millions in affordable housing initiatives every year, but goes largely unnoticed compared to other federal housing programs.
By Mark FogartySeptember 25 -
The 2014 Mortgage Technology Awards are 15 years in the making and continue a long tradition of honoring the best and brightest industry innovators.
By Mark FogartySeptember 17 -
Thirteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the new One World Trade Center is poised to open soon, bringing back memories of a horrific day and hope for a future in which things carry on.
By Mark FogartySeptember 11 -
Foreign-born nationals with U.S. citizenship have a lot of positive attributes that make them attractive mortgage applicants. What's even better is that millions are still renters.
By Mark FogartySeptember 3 -
Three families from a small American Indian reservation in New Mexico overcame a good many obstacles to take advantage of a USDA program that rewards sweat equity with financing to build new homes.
By Mark FogartyAugust 28 -
A mortgage industry laden with government enticements has no choice but to honor a duty to serve its benefactor's affordable housing goals, claim the contributing authors of a new book.
By Mark FogartyAugust 21 -
Mortgage Bankers Association chairman David Stevens picked the perfect locale for his latest message about the diversity challenges lenders are going to be facing over the next 10 years.
By Mark FogartyAugust 21