
Fitzpatrick: Focus on Manufacturing

Pallotta: Fear Keeps Underwriting Tight

Hurt: Some Risks Are Tough to Mitigate

Sturges: Underwriting Is Tight, But Lenders Have No Choice

Imura: G-Fees Are a Concern







There's broad support for the effort to reduce costs and processes, but the Appraisal Institute warns about reducing property valuation quality control checks.
Foundation had introduced Version 3 of its credit risk model, using the most recent delinquency data, to improve loan performance predictions.
Fannie Mae's conservator is supporting the government-sponsored enterprise's test within certain boundaries, according to a recent social media post.
The Senate Banking Committee is slated to consider Christopher Phelen to be the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers on Thursday. Phelen has said in past academic papers that fractional reserve banking is "highly problematic."
The bureau said the move is intended to remove potentially confusing language with an upcoming revision to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.