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A moderate pick with financial sector ties could upset progressives, while the likely GOP majority in the Senate could balk at a nominee seen as too liberal. Here are some of the candidates.

Opening a bank or investment account — or even securing employment in a racism-free workplace — is out of reach for many Black Americans.

With a Democrat set to take the White House in January, the agenda for agencies like the CFPB could undergo a rapid transformation, housing finance reform could be turned on its head and progressive banking ideas that were unthinkable over the past four years could gain traction.

Also: Waterstone Financial hires its fourth head of mortgage in two years.

For most of the underwriters it was a strong quarter, but concerns remain over government-sponsored enterprise reform and potential claims after forbearances end.

Also: Fannie Mae announces imminent implementation of hedge accounting.

The Bond Buyer's Rising Stars Week continues as three members of the newly minted class -- Moody's Investors Service senior analyst Adebola Kushimo, Stifel director Roberto Ruiz, and Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates senior vice president Rachel Chang-Kwei -- join moderator Andrew Belinfanti-Knight, a managing director at UBS and a member of the inaugural Rising Stars class of 2016, for a discussion on diversity and inclusion in municipal finance.

With the real estate market in desperate need for more housing stock, some industry leaders are pinning their hopes on governmental policies to make building more affordable. But how the two presidential candidates may approach these issues varies greatly.

First American Financial, Old Republic, Stewart reveal how the third-quarter results point their way forward.

In the first episode of the five-part Arizent documentary series, we look at how disparities in net worth and mortgage discrimination impact Black home ownership — and why it's impossible to close the gaps without attacking systemic racism.