Even though the mortgage industry is seeing signs of declining production, employment in the sector surged to a new high in September, according to government figures released Nov. 4.Mortgage banking and brokerage firms employed 529,300 full-timers at the end of September -- a 10% gain compared with the total recorded in the same month last year and a 0.68% increase from the total in August. The Department of Labor says the "real estate credit" industry (mortgage bankers) employed 392,900 workers at September's end while mortgage and "nonmortgage" loan brokers employed 136,400. (Some nonmortgage jobs are probably represented in the numbers.) Mortgage rates have been rising over the past month. As MortgageWire neared its deadline, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note stood at 4.66%.
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A federal judge in Texas dismissed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's medical debt rule and prohibited states from passing their own laws prohibiting medical debt on credit reports.
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Dr. Mark Calabria takes on the additional role of chief statistician of the United States; retired Ally Bank executive Diane Morais has joined First Citizens Bancshares' board of directors; MainStreet Bank has promoted Alex Vari to chief financial officer; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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While refinances are behind the latest increases, the pace of purchase activity may be a stronger indicator of where the housing market sits.
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The share of economists expecting a September rate reduction grew in the July Wolters Kluwer survey, but the October or later percentage also increased.
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Rising home prices and softening sales offer a mixed view of a market that some say is shifting to favor buyers.
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The notes are backed by home improvement installment loans originated by approved dealers in Foundation Finance Company's network.
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