Raphael Bostic has been named as the Atlanta Fed's 15th President and CEO, and he's also the first African-American president of a regional Fed bank.
Read More »The Week Ahead: The Federal Open Market Committee Convenes
According to the Federal Open Market Committee, the economy is expected to expand at a moderate pace, which could spark a rate increase sooner than anticipated. This question will be answered at the FOMC meeting this week.
Read More »Carson Secures HUD Secretary Position
After months of anticipation, Dr. Ben Carson was confirmed as the 17th U.S. Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Read More »Premium Title and LendingQB Announce Integration
The integration allows clients to experience a seamless, more efficient process within the LendingQB LOS platform.
Read More »Industry Organization Issues Requests for Proposals for Diversity Education Module
The education module will advance the diversity and inclusion conversation by acknowledging areas of understanding and improvement while introducing new concepts to mortgage professionals.
Read More »President Trump’s Signs Executive Order Targeting Regulation
The executive order, signed on Friday, calls for each federal agency to create a task force to review existing regulations and make recommendations about which should be repealed or modified, according to CNBC.
Read More »Ask the Economist: Robert Dietz, Ph.D.
Robert Dietz, Ph.D., Chief Economist and SVP for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), discussed the challenges with home building, what high builder confidence means for the housing market, and how GDP and job growth will affect home sales. Editors note: this exclusive interview appeared in the February issue of DS News.
Read More »The LOGS Group, Arma Acquisition Announce New Platform
The new Employee Stock Ownership Plan organization, called A360, Inc, will operate under four brands and will provide streamlined solutions to the mortgage and financial services industries.
Read More »Updated Encompass Addresses GSE Integration, Construction Loans
“Our latest version of our Encompass all-in-one mortgage management solution will expand support for Construction loans, offer more powerful trade management enhancements, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac workflow enhancements,” said Jonathan Corr, President and CEO of Ellie Mae.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Spreading Economic Confidence Among Consumers
The last index reported a drop in consumer confidence, will consumer sentiment remain on the decline or start to rise heading into March?
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