Robert Couch has been sworn in as the new general counsel for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and has given up his post as president of Ginnie Mae.HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson tapped Mr. Couch to be his general counsel in February after Keith Gottfried suddenly resigned. The former Mortgage Bankers Association chairman was the president and chief executive of New South Federal Savings Bank, Birmingham, Ala., and managing director of a mortgage banking company before his appointment to Ginnie Mae. Meanwhile, Ginnie executive vice president Michael Frenz will have day-to-day responsibility for running Ginnie Mae.
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Pending home sales, a real-time indicator of homebuying demand, dropped 2.5% to their lowest level since December, according to Redfin's latest report.
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Mortgage production declined overall in July from activity earlier this summer amid growing rate volatility, according to two new originations reports.
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Long Island-based Dime Commercial Bancshares, which continues to transform itself from a thrift into a commercial bank, is eyeing additional expansion in the Garden State.
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In the latest round of posturing between the one-time merger partners, Two Harbors said the filing was part of a "familiar refrain" by UWM to blame others.
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The consumer price index ticked up last month, bolstering arguments about broad-based inflation and raising the odds of a rate hike next month.
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The banking regulator is in early discussions with trade groups to build an organization for certifying tech providers that pass voluntary due diligence checks.
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