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Almost half of the 388 respondents to a new survey said a scenario where growth continues to slow while inflation remains elevated will dominate globally next year.

Federal Reserve officials at their meeting earlier this month concluded it would soon be appropriate to slow the pace of rate increases, signaling the central bank was leaning toward downshifting to a 50-basis-point hike in December.

Another fall in interest rates spurred a gain in activity, but volumes are still almost 70% off levels from 12 months ago, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Republican control of the House of Representatives means that CFPB could be sidelined for years, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors

Scores will be assigned to all loan pools created since 2010, including future securitizations, and are expected to help investors determine the share of mortgages meeting specific characteristics.

Also, LoanLogics sees changes at the top, the Mortgage Bankers Association promotes three and Synergy One, Falcon Capital name general counsels.

The decline in loan activity and softening prices also helped drive down builder sentiment for the 11th month in a row.

While rising rates buoy revenue for the country's largest banks, in the short term they also force them to write down the value of assets they hold on their balance sheet, exacerbating a capital squeeze that's prompted most of them to halt buybacks.

The agency failed to fulfill some watchdog recommendations and get reports related to "human capital" and diversity finalized, the annual analysis found.

A heated panel discussion sponsored by the Federal Housing Finance Agency raised questions about the funding, structure and mission of the Home Loan banks.