Tag Archives: Mortgage Industry

New CoreLogic exec to help build relationships with government

Real estate information and technology company CoreLogic has appointed the former executive director of Hope Now, a nonprofit alliance between mortgage companies, housing counseling agencies, trade associations, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and others, as its senior vice president of government … Continue reading

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What used to be ‘tax and spend’ is now just ‘spend’

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New rule will require mortgage lenders to verify borrowers’ ability to repay

A long-awaited rule that will require mortgage lenders to ensure that borrowers have the ability to repay their loans is getting  mixed reviews from industry and consumer groups. Aimed at protecting borrowers from risky and deceptive lending practices that contributed … Continue reading

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More Builders Are Turning to New Market: Rentals

by today’s read on construction activity in May. Housing starts fell unexpectedly, but building permits, an indicator of future construction, rose to levels not seen since 2008. The usual volatility in monthly government surveys is exacerbated in this particular one … Continue reading

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What Are Buyers Really Putting Down for a Mortgage?

Ask the Realtors, the Builders, even the Housing Reporters, and they’ll all tell you that the biggest impediments to housing’s recovery are higher credit underwriting standards. Down payments are a big part of that, as most mortgage market experts will … Continue reading

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Does Private Mortgage Insurance Have a Place in the New Mortgage Order?

It’s no surprise that the private mortgage insurance industry is fighting hard against proposed new risk retention rules for the mortgage industry. They are already trying to pick themselves up and dust themselves off from the near knockout punch the … Continue reading

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The Mortgage Industry’s Reputation Challenge

There is a “trust deficit” in the housing market today, according to FHA Commissioner Dave Stevens, speaking at a Mortgage Bankers Association conference on loan servicing in Washington DC today. Continue reading

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