L.Stephen Smith is being promoted to president and chief operating officer of The PMI Group Inc., San Francisco, and its mortgage insurance subsidiaries as of Sept. 1. Currently he is executive vice president of marketing and field operations. Mr. Smith joined PMI in 1979 as a regional representative, and he was placed in charge of the marketing and field operations functions in 1994. PMI's chairman and chief executive, W. Roger Haughton, said Mr. Smith's new responsibilities "recognize his outstanding accomplishments at PMI, including our remarkable market share gains this year."
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Over one-third of the Wolters Kluwer survey participants believe the next Fed move will be to boost short-term rates, but most expect one cut next year.
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The National Association of Home Builders Remodeling Market Index for the second quarter posted a reading of 61, a one-point decline from the first quarter.
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The new Mortgage Bankers Association research adds to debate over whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should allow a less costly alternative to the tri-merge.
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Wide regional variances appeared in housing-start activity in 2025, when the traditional leading builder markets all saw numbers decline by as much as 15%.
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The bill, which passed with wide bipartisan support, will become law at midnight if President Donald Trump doesn't veto it.
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Total application volume fell by over 13.000 units on a month-to-month basis, with declines in purchase and refinance activity, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said.
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