Loan Think

Reflecting on the industry forecast offered by Mortgage Bankers Association economists Jay Brinkmann and Michael Fratantoni, three different images are coming to mind.

We're hearing that the mortgage industry has some catching up to do when it comes to implementing electronic signatures.

We're hearing that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be issuing new guidance on loan officer compensation in June.

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It appears that one of the chief enforcement tools of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the use of the horizontal audit.

Problems that get fixed later don’t cost you more if you can make sure it’s no longer your problem.

If Washington does not continue to support tax policies that encourage housing, it could have disastrous consequences.

Mary Armstrong pled guilty to all five counts of an indictment charging her with wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy.

In the Illinois Legislature a bill has overwhelmingly passed the House which is designed to reduce the filing of fraudulent documents with the county recorder of deeds.

The Census Bureau recently reported that the U.S. homeownership rate fell to 65% in the first quarter, down from 65.4 % a year earlier, putting it at its lowest level since the third quarter of 1995.