Angel Oak Commercial Lending has bolstered its ranks with the additions of David Pike as Managing Director, and Bob Forsythe as Senior Managing Director. Pike joins Angel Oak ...
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Proptech provider Spruce has launched its new underwriting model, providing a fully underwritten title commitment in minutes. Spruce’s underwriting tool operates an automated title search and underwriting model ...
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The CFPB has canceled seven policy statements issued last year to protect consumers facing difficulties posed by the pandemic.
Read More »Changes Loom for a Post-Pandemic Housing Market
A new study examines five ways in which the housing landscape will shift as the nation returns to normalcy.
Read More »Rise in Rates Pushes Decline in Mortgage Apps
As mortgage rates remain low, an increasing number of homeowners are being shut out by their slight rise and the inability to refinance.
Read More »Home Prices Continue Upward Acceleration
The latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices find the price of a home showing continued gains not seen in nearly 15 years.
Read More »Fudge: FHA’s Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund ‘Remains Resilient’
The program provides crucial access to credit and homeownership, said HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge in a statement this week.
Read More »Shift to Purchase-Dominated Market Increases Fraud Risk
An economist offers insight into the latest loan application defect report, including some thoughts on how the rise in mortgage rates will impact refinancing and, as a result, increase risks for lenders.
Read More »Survey Finds Homes Are ‘Still Where the Heart Is’
Homes were always one’s safe haven, but a new Unison report finds they have become a place of greater emotional connection in a post-pandemic world.
Read More »BlackFin Taps Second Former Fed Exec as Principal
Former Fed Chief Business Architect Scott Hannah joins the mortgage industry consultancy group.
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