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Peter Boerhof is senior VAT director at Vertex Inc.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development proposal, which would modernize client meetings necessary for some mortgages, is similar to an FHA move.

Piritta van Rijn is global head of product, accounting, tax and practice at Thomson Reuters.

Falling interest rates are behind a recent spike in government-backed lending as well as refinances, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The company, Truv, plans to compete with existing players by offering digital employment data in a new way, according to CEO Kirill Klokov.

The government is moving forward with a catalog of pre-approved home designs to reduce the cost and time it takes to build housing. The idea dates back to the 1940s when thousands of soldiers returned from the Second World War and needed a place to live.

Analysts agree that the Long Island-based bank will probably absorb some losses due to its exposure to struggling segments of the commercial real estate market. But they differ on the extent of the likely damage.

While mortgage assumptions are on the rise, so too are complaints leveled against mortgage servicers for how they handle the loans. A common refrain is that the companies are moving too slowly.

Prior to joining The Bond Buyer, Jennifer covered local news for multiple Chicago and suburban community newspapers. More recently, she reported on local government for The Daily Herald. She has also profiled business leaders for the online magazines Vanguard, Blueprint, Vision and Toggle and written for several online news sites.