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In its initial message to the new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Community Home Lenders Association reiterated its call to require depository loan officers to be licensed.

The acquisition of Sabal Capital Partners, which has been growing its footprint in commercial mortgage-backed securities lending, will help the Alabama bank build out its capital markets business.

Minorities are expected to drive future homeownership growth, but the corporate suites have yet to catch up with demographics

Despite BLM, #MeToo and other movements for equality and justice, employers don't understand enough about the impact of neglecting DEI on company health.

The Federal Housing Administration changes are effective immediately with a mandatory Dec. 31 compliance deadline, according to an information bulletin published Sept. 30.

Also, forbearances fall below 3%, Incenter offers Ginnie Mae MSRs and Democrats introduce a 20-year mortgage option.

Both third-party lenders will purchase conforming loans with balances of $625,000 — 14% higher than the current limit — in anticipation of regulators' action.

Although over 1.5 million forborne borrowers remain, a fifth could exit their plan in the next week, according to Black Knight.

Neobanks and Fintechs have raised the bar in terms of client experience and expectations, forcing incumbents to break free and innovate. Now they are coming after the next generation, launching next-gen youth-focused offerings. Europe is leading this charge with nearly half of the startups based in the region. With the increased popularity and competition how are these neobanks finding different ways to market and monetize? In this session hear from Taylor Burton, co-founder of Till Financial on why there is a race to capture the next generation and how Fintechs like Till Financial is turning is a popular trend into a profitable business.

The federal government Friday rolls out a flood-insurance program revamped to reflect worsening climate change, a program that will raise rates for millions of homeowners in wealthy coastal areas and humble inland communities alike.

While PLS loans still represent a sliver of the overall mortgage market and are nowhere near the $1 trillion level seen before the Great Recession, issuance jumped markedly this year.

Rohit Chopra, a liberal consumer watchdog, was approved as the agency’s director nine months after the Biden administration first announced him as the nominee.

Acting Director Sandra Thompson said the Federal Housing Finance Agency is considering changes to the risk-based fees that critics say have disproportionately hurt minority borrowers of low down-payment loans.

More for-sale homes hit the market than at any point this year but a turning point may lie ahead, according to Realtor.com.

Eligible low and moderate income borrowers can get up to $25,000 to help construct granny flats as part of the state's efforts to increase affordable housing.

More than 19% of the related loans are early buyouts from securitized pools, and the deal is one example of growing bulk sales activity in the market.

Taper announcement, slowing COVID cases help remove downward pressure, leading to increases across all loan-term types.

Also, Candor Technology names past Fannie Mae exec chief strategy officer, former Impac chief of staff joins The Money Source and Plaza Home Mortgage finds a CIO

The Federal Housing Finance Agency agreed to rework and improve procedures for regulatory communication about issues like servicing lapses in response to a recent inspector general audit.

The home price increases and the ongoing inventory shortage made buying conditions difficult and many think it’s only getting more challenging, according to RealtyTrac.