The Week Ahead: Yellen in the Spotlight
Janet Yellen will be in the limelight again on Wednesday and Thursday, this time testifying before both the House and the Senate. Will The Fed say more of the same, [...]
Getting Better All the Time
Fannie Mae’s reported that a recent housing metric is at an all-time high and doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon . . . The post Getting Better All [...]
Risky Business: What’s Putting Banks in Peril?
Though their overall performance is improving, federal banks are increasingly concerned about four big areas of risk. A report released by the OCC today sheds light on those issues—and more. [...]
HouseCanary Announces New EVP of Analytics and Additional HPI Outlet
HouseCanary, a modern data analytics company for real estate professionals, recently announced that Dr. Alex Villacorta has joined the team as Executive Vice President of Analytics. Additionally, lenders and servicers [...]
Arch Capital Group Announces Acquisition of AIG United Guaranty Insurance
Arch Capital Group Ltd. recently announced that on July 1, 2017, it completed its acquisition of AIG United Guaranty Insurance, located in Bermuda, from American International Group, Inc. Arch will be changing the name [...]
Collingwood Announces New Managing Director
The Collingwood Group, a Washington, DC-based advisory firm led by the former head of FHA, recently announced along with its partners who have held senior leadership positions focused on housing [...]
Homeowners Associations: The Robin Hood of Foreclosure
In some states, certain types of foreclosure can eradicate first Deed of Trust, leaving lenders and borrows out to dry. In one state, these foreclosures are becoming increasingly popular, and [...]
NCUA: Different Roles, Different Oversight
What makes one financial institution different than another? And what does that mean for CFPB oversight? Read on to see what the NCUA thinks. The post NCUA: Different Roles, Different [...]
Dear HUD; Love, Senators
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Mastro (D-Nev.) recently headed a letter that 29 other U.S. senators signed regarding changes that were made on HUD’s website concerning the LGBTQ community. Why were [...]