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The government-sponsored enterprises are moving ahead with a new mortgage application that omits a previously planned language question, but are looking to serve limited English proficiency borrowers in another way.

The latest round of earnings reports from home lending businesses and vendors continue the positive vibe for the sector as most reported year-over-year improvement in profitability.

From discussing the future of mortgage tech to discussing the ever-churning tides of political policies, here's a preview of the big issues, topics and ideas when the industry gathers in Austin, Texas, for the Mortgage Bankers Association's Annual Convention & Expo.

The unexpected rise in refinancings during the third quarter affected mortgage industry business results in a mostly positive fashion for the period.

The outlook for hotels and suburban offices is still questionable, but the prognosis for other property types in the securitized commercial real estate market remains fairly strong, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The PSMC 2019-3 Trust is bringing $298.6 million in notes to the market, backed by residential mortgages rounded up by subsidiaries of American International Group.

At a House hearing covering a whole host of housing finance reform topics, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regulator said "if the circumstances" call for eliminating investors, "we will."

The housing finance industry supports a proposed rule revision that would exempt banks regulated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. from an RMBS disclosure requirement.

GameStop's plan to shutter up to 200 stores could adversely affect commercial mortgage-backed securities loans with a combined allocated property balance of almost $42 million, according to Morningstar Credit Ratings.

BSI Financial's chief executive weighs in on changes in the interest rate environment, the evolution of digital mortgage servicing and natural disasters.