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U.S. Bank announced the appointment of Tom Wind as president of U.S. Bank Home Mortgage this week. Wind succeeds Rick Aneshansel, who announced his retirement earlier this year.

WFG National Title Insurance Co., recently appointed Morton “Mo” Manassaram as senior vice president and regional manager for the agency’s Florida operations.

New single-family home sales experienced continued growth in November, with the number of new home sales increasing on a seasonally-adjusted annual basis the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD reported Wednesday.

As one year comes to a close and another lies before us—a blank slate of unknown possibility and uncertainty—it is natural to reflect on what’s passed and speculate what’s to come. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the December 2015 edition of MReport magazine, available now.

Commentary is an ongoing series on theMReport.com that focuses on opinions, ideas, and insights from experts across mortgage banking. Kelley Martins, Marketing Manager at LBA Ware explains how incentive compensation plans are a practical way to monitor origination performance.

Prior to these additions, the data available to investors remained limited to loan level data and loss data on 30-year, fixed-rate single-family loans.

The government-sponsored enterprise expects 2016 to bring a ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ mentality to housing, despite the expected, negative influence of rising interest rates throughout the year.

One of the major drivers of November’s dropoff in the pace of existing-home sales is likely the implementation of the “Know Before You Owe” mortgage rule, commonly known as the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule, which went into effect on October 3.

Home prices are still climbing higher, even though the season change has caused things to slow down quite a bit in the housing market.

Commentary is an ongoing series on theMReport.com that focuses on opinions, ideas, and insights from experts across mortgage banking. Wade Betz, VP of Sales at Guardian Mortgage explains how the holidays, although slow, can be the perfect time to ramp up lead generation.