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The Office of the Chief Economist works on critical research and insights to gauge the temperature of the housing market as a whole. From home price analyses to home equity, from loan performance to single family rent evaluations, they keep tabs on the movement and fluctuation of bellwether metrics that can inform the trajectory of the housing economy–and consequently affect the homeowners who participate in it.

Real-estate owned, auction and default activity tracked by Attom have rebounded slightly, but the latest Mortgage Bankers Association’s number for late payments show they’re still very near or at historic lows.

The companies plan to collaborate on the development of a cloud-native servicing platform, which could result in a stronger competitor to dominant player Black Knight in the marketplace.

Danny Yen, owner of Real Estate Educational Services, received a permanent ban on conducting future related training and agreed to testify in any legal proceedings against originators he assisted.

Jane Possell is senior vice president and chief information officer for CNA, responsible for all aspects of the company’s technology portfolio. Jane joined CNA in 2019 from Liberty Mutual where she served in a variety of roles, both in business and technology areas. She was most recently responsible for all Small Commercial and Personal Lines Digital Technology.

Prior to that, Jane spent more than 20 years at Accenture working with 20 of the top 25 U.S. Property & Casualty insurers. As a Managing Director for Accenture, Jane led account teams of up to 750 responsible for identifying, shaping and delivering client solutions, while building internal capabilities for Accenture.

Jane has extensive experience leading global teams and building and executing Diversity & Inclusion strategies. She is passionate about developing leaders and teams that co-create high-quality organizational cultures and use the power of diversity to drive business results.

Jane holds dual degrees in Finance and Communications from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She is also a graduate of the Leadership Development Program from the IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The Second Circuit decision in Naimoli v. Ocwen Loan Servicing takes away contract rights that financial institutions rely on for market stability, write litigators Chucta and Swanson.

Dayna Chucta is a consumer financial services litigation attorney with McCarter & English

Jim Richards is founder and principal of RegTech Consulting.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said he supports raising interest rates by a full percentage point by the start of July — including the first half-point hike since 2000 — in response to the hottest inflation in four decades.

Democrats cited the increasing share of home purchases by Wall Street firms while Republicans pointed to rising conforming loan limits and other measures by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee hearing.