Paul Bognanno, president and chief executive of Principal Residential Mortgage, Des Moines, Iowa, has been promoted to senior vice president of its parent company, The Principal Financial Group, also based in Des Moines.J. Barry Griswell, president of Principal Financial, pointed to the growing significance of the mortgage banking unit when he announced Mr. Bognanno's promotion. Mr. Bognanno will continue to run Principal Residential Mortgage, which will have a servicing portfolio of nearly $40 billion with the addition of the portfolio of ReliaStar Mortgage, Des Moines.
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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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