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Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard warned against visceral reactions, such as pushes in the marketplace for an increase in interest rates, given the economy’s fragile growth, while speaking at the 57th National Association for Business Economics Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

As the single-family rental space becomes more populated with investors, all of whom are trying to gain any advantage that will help them cut costs and streamline processes, therefore maximizing profits, more of them are turning to technology.

Although the majority of Americans consider themselves bargain hunters when shopping for various items or services, less than one-third of these consumers do not shop around for better prices when searching for a mortgage loan.

Commentary is an ongoing series on theMReport.com that focuses on opinions, ideas, and insights from experts across mortgage banking. In this piece, Aaron King, founder and CEO of Snapdocs examines how technological advances can help alleviate some of the added pressures from the CFPB's TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday that he believes the U.S. government should have sought the prosecution of individuals for their roles in precipitating the 2008 financial crisis rather than companies.

The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee September meeting showed that the Fed's concern mostly lingers around global economic troubles, but they still intend to raise rates before the end of 2015.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recently issued new updates to rules related to mortgage repurchases that will provide clarity and transparency to lenders and more credit access to borrowers.

Mortgage interest rates fell to 3.76 percent for the week ending October 8, 2015, after a weak September jobs report.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced on Wednesday it is considering proposing rules that will make consumer financial companies more accountable to the customers they serve.

Mortgage applications experienced a dramatic increase this week just before the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosed Rule was put into effect on October 3rd.