Daily Dose

Two subcommittees in the House Financial Services Committee will hold hearings this week following the announcement that Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) has been elected for a third term as Chairman of that committee.

Factom, Inc., a blockchain as a Service company that provides products offering document and data integrity as its EVP of R&D, recently announced the addition of three veteran executives.

Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry said the move to grant non-bank financial technology companies a bank charter will "support responsible innovation" in the financial industry.

Jason Nadeau, EVP with Factom, Inc., discusses a new technology that has the potential to dramatically change the industry.

The headline numbers in the latest Employment Situation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics were positive, but the report contained its negative points—leaving analysts to speculate what the effect of the data will be for housing.

TRID-related defects were trending upward in the first quarter, but that appears to be reversing, according to one analysis.

Right before Thanksgiving, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced it will be raising the maximum conforming loan limits on GSE-backed mortgages. The Federal Housing Administration has now followed suit.

Mortgage rates are at their highest level in 16 months after five straight weeks of increasing. What can lenders expect in the new higher mortgage rate environment?

John Ardy, CEO of Resitrader, gives insight into what mortgage trends he is currently seeing, the opportunities and challenges that come with these trends, and what industry shifts are anticipated for 2017.

The year 2016 was the best for home sales in a decade by many indicators. With some recent changes in the market, will this trend continue into next year?