In this episode of DS5: Inside the Industry, Bell Bank’s Chief Risk Officer Jesse Schwab discusses what approaching the $10 billion asset threshold means in terms of navigating a changing regulatory landscape.
Read More »Where the Most ‘Financially Literate’ Americans Live
Some Americans are better than others at managing their money. Analysts compared consumer indicators in 2,500-plus cities.
Read More »Many Small-Scale Landlords Risk Defaulting on Mortgage Loans
In almost half of all U.S. counties, single-family rental property owners are at above-average risk for default.
Read More »Scant Housing Supply Results in Lightning-Fast Sales
With demand at an all-time high, U.S. housing inventory is being picked clean by buyers who are wasting no time in closing the sale.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Fair Housing and Federal Policy
In the coming week, the Urban Institute will present the latest in its conversation series, taking aim at the measures the Biden Administration will take to create housing equality for all.
Read More »Interest in Homeownership Expected to ‘Skyrocket’ Among Hispanic Americans
However, policymakers must act in order to ensure "continued robust growth” in this demographic, which faces significant barriers.
Read More »The Pandemic Has Homeowners Reevaluating Their Spaces
Whether they’re going from city to city, city to suburb, or suburb to city, this study shows one thing’s for sure: people are relocating.
Read More »New Home Sales Accelerate As Pending Home Sales Drop
Experts discuss the ways one measurement impacts the other, and explain why pending- and new-home sales stats "aren’t always perfectly correlated."
Read More »Analyzing 2020’s Mortgage Market Stats
An economist digs deep into trends beyond the obvious—what kind of borrowers got home financing, how mortgages were structured, and how Americans managed debt.
Read More »Streamlining Federal Mortgage Relief Measures
FHFA announced that it will do its part to help coordinate efforts across the federal government to assist struggling homeowners.
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