Commercial banking

While the overall delinquency rate improved this summer, FHA-backed mortgage borrowers continued to exhibit concerning levels of payment stress in July.

Scott Turner is the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

Ian Liu is a Client Executive with Global Risk Consultants. Ian is a RIMS conference speaker and thought leader in the risk engineering industry. He previously worked with AXA XL and FM. He earned a Master of Management in Artificial Intelligence from Queen's University and a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Chemical Engineering with a Minor in Sustainable Energy from the University of Toronto.

Bank of Glen Burnie, which is seeking to recover from a stretch when its assets declined, hopes that its deal for a residential lender can help boost loan production.

Mike Cagney is a co-founder and serves as executive chairman of Figure, an online lending platform. He formerly co-founded SoFi.

The President said in response to a press question about Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook that he would fire her "if she doesn't resign" over allegations of claiming primary residence at two properties she owns, though the legality of such a move is unclear.

Home-purchase contracts in the US were canceled at a record rate for July as jittery buyers got cold feet. 

Kevin McDonald is chief operating officer and chief information security officer at Alvaka, where he has served for more than two decades. He is a member of industry and law enforcement organizations including the High-Tech Crimes Investigations Association, FBI Infragard, DHS CISA UAV Working Group and GTIA's Global Cybersecurity Task Force. He can be reached by email at kevin@alvaka.net.

The former Quicken Loans mortgage banker was a strong advocate for technology adoption during his 15-year run leading the company's home loan arm.

Zohran Mamdani's vision for New York ignores the hard math: apartments aren't the affordable answer for families, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday that while the central bank must "proceed carefully" in considering interest rate adjustments in the coming months, recent softness in employment "may warrant adjusting our policy stance."

The share of investor-owned properties sitting empty is greater than the vacancy rate for the nation's housing market, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Antonio White says he wants to use his experience in Washington and finance to help individuals who want to build wealth and connections in their communities.

In a letter to federal leaders, the Community Home Lenders of America expressed views about a possible GSE merger and the need for "critical" mortgage products.

Lagging tech adoption, issues with credit, and originators' rush to close refinances earlier this year contributed to deterioration, a study found.

Trump has yet to decide when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will return to the market in an IPO that regulator Bill Pulte says could top $1 trillion.

Ryan Ellis is the president of the Center for a Free Economy.

Mike Sanders is co-founder and CEO of CereTax. He is a tax technology entrepreneur with over 30 years' experience building and scaling successful businesses. In 1998, he co-founded Tax Partners, growing it into the nation's largest sales tax compliance service bureau before its acquisition by Thomson Corporation. In 2010, he co-founded SureTax, the first SaaS tax calculation platform tailored for the telecom and energy sectors, which was later acquired by Wolters Kluwer. 

Two Harbors' agreement with Pine River resolves a case over wrongful termination that the REIT was already found liable for by a federal court.

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage ended the week unchanged as the 10-year Treasury ended Wednesday about 5 basis points higher than seven days before.