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Smaller lenders should consider positioning themselves for acquisition at a time when they can be making the most money.

The race enters a complicated phase that could impact financial markets.

Record low mortgage rates and a flurry of buyers on the hunt for home offices and more space helped boost homebuilding on the eve of the presidential election.

Staying in compliance with the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act has been a difficult task for lenders while employees work from home for months on end.

With a dearth of inventory, September generated the largest price growth in the housing market since May 2014, according to CoreLogic.

And an uptick from second-quarter numbers is attributed to seasonality rather than any upswing in the economy.

Getting ahead of the next wave of mortgage fraud calls for rock-solid systems with several protective tools deployed at once. But that only goes so far without the proper employee preparation.

Meanwhile, the delinquency rate is up 89% year-over-year, according to Black Knight.

But both fell short under the Duty to Serve goals in rural housing.

The technology rolled out by the Department of Housing and Urban Development aims to provide lenders with immediate and expanded responses related to Federal Housing Administration insurance eligibility.