Compensation
Compensation
-  In a pandemic-scarred year, boards and compensation committees at 60 large and regional banks relied less on the normal performance metrics and more on qualitative criteria to determine bonus payments. May 21
-  There is a persistent undersupply of moderately-priced homes, which continues to push affordability and the dream of homeownership further into the future for millions of potential first-time minority homeowners, writes the president of mortgage for Radian Group Inc. May 20
-  The top executives at Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo all received less compensation during a year shaped by the pandemic, while several regional bank CEOs got large pay hikes. May 19
-  Also, Roostify names new CTO, Elite Digital gets a new partner, and Mortgage Contracting announces leadership changes. May 17
-  The confirmation of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development secretary presents an opportunity to restore the legacy of homeownership in America, something that for communities of color has long been out of reach, writes CBC Mortgage's Tai Christensen. April 30
-  Even in the best-case scenario, it would take 45 years to achieve an equal amount of housing-related capital between Blacks and whites. April 26
-  The lender will expand certain mortgage products, like its HomeRun program, which requires lower down payments and removes mortgage-insurance requirements for lower-income borrowers. April 26
-  At the metro level, Buffalo, N.Y., had the worst undervaluation for Black-owned homes at 86% followed by 72% in both Memphis, Tenn., and Indianapolis, Redfin found. April 20
-  “You all will not let me breathe” is just one example in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's complaint database where a consumer likened alleged mistreatment by a financial institution to social injustice. An artificial intelligence firm uses technology to help companies flag such language. April 20
-  Long-term home-based operations are more likely than they were prior in March of last year, but some origination and servicing professionals will return to the office, a recent survey suggests. April 20
-  There’s a 20 percentage-point gap between Black and white consumers who have the income necessary to qualify for a mortgage on a new median-priced home. April 13
-  Half of Facet Wealth’s employees haven’t met face-to-face. Here is how the fintech is working to strengthen community. March 31
-  Efforts to improve representation in the workforce have to be measurable in order to avoid becoming an empty trend, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s chief financial officer and diversity & inclusion officer. March 30
-  The $10 million program appears to be the first of its kind in the nation. March 23
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-  As global warming intensifies storms and flooding, formerly redlined neighborhoods with majority BIPOC occupants will likely bear the brunt of the damage risk, according to a Redfin analysis. March 15
-  The agreement calls for the bank to pay $50,000 to an unnamed consumer and requires its staff to undergo fair lending training as it relates to appraisals. March 9
-  A cross-training strategy that hasn’t been widely used since the Great Recession is coming back into vogue among outsourcers. March 5
-  New brands are emerging to improve banking services to targeted consumer segments, and Daylight is one intent on winning over the LGBTQ market. What are mainstream banks getting wrong that leaves an opening for niche brands like Daylight? 
-  As the pandemic continues to weigh on us all, BlueVine shares how it is putting employees first. 


















