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The Federal Reserve's Office of the Inspector General says the Fed has yet to fulfill 65 recommendations, and also identified 18 outstanding issues at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

A special committee is exploring any possible structural "strategic alternatives," which would be aimed at increasing shareholder value, the real estate investment trust said.

An insurance-indexed debt-to-income ratio could help mitigate borrowers' rising premiums, and help maintain a healthy servicing portfolio, experts said.

But the number of properties whose mortgage is more than 90 days late is at its lowest since 2006, ICE Mortgage Technology said.

Industry leaders expressed a high degree of satisfaction with technology in use, but also said a product's cost is the most important criteria for them when partnering with vendors, according to Fannie Mae research.

The top five loan officers produced an average of 628 loans in 2023.

Scott Reise, senior vice president at Atlantic Bay Mortgage, thinks the mortgage industry is tired, but optimistic for the year ahead.

According to the Federal Reserve Board's latest financial stability report, persistent inflation and policy uncertainty are the primary worries for banks. Survey respondents expressed heightened anxiety over murky policy outlooks due to geopolitical turmoil and rapidly approaching domestic elections.

Leaders of ORNL Federal Credit Union are piloting Zest AI's new artificial intelligence-powered assistant to ensure equitable underwriting practices and measure performance against similar institutions.

McCargo stabilized the agency at a crucial time as she helped navigate it through both a pandemic and subsequent dramatic interest-rate cycle change.