Selma Hepp is the Chief Economist and VP of Business Intelligence for Pacific Union International, Inc. She joined Pacific Union in 2016 to oversee the vital economic and technology intelligence for the company. Prior to joining Pacific Union, Hepp served ...
Read More »Keeping Up With Compliance Trends
DS News talks with Rushmore Loan Management AVP Jacqueline Pardue to discuss some of the difficulties in compliance and vendor management. How do you help to standardize vendor management process in an industry that has so many different standards? See the ...
Read More »Market Update: Home Sales’ Status
On Monday, the October RE/MAX National Housing Report released, revealing that September marked the fifth month in 2017 to post a decline in home sales. Additionally, the reported noted that this marks the 71st consecutive month of rising sale prices year-over-year. ...
Read More »The Risk of Low Interest Rates
With uncertainty if the Fed will spike interest rates, some argue that low interest rates could be the cause of major lending risks. Read on to find out why.
Read More »Senators Implore Mortgage Industry to Ease Vegas Victims’ Burdens
In the aftermath of the deadliest U.S. mass shooting on record, two senators are writing several mortgage industry leaders asking them to ease the burden of victims who are facing financial hardships due to late fees and foreclosure proceedings.
Read More »Quicken Loans Mortgage Services and CalyxSoftware Announce New Software
CalyxSoftware recently announced a new partnership with Quicken Loans Mortgage Services (QLMS), a division of Quicken Loans Inc., to power its Quicken Loans Origination System (Q-L.O.S.). According to the company, the Q-L.O.S. is an easy to implement and use loan ...
Read More »Week Ahead: Beige Book Highlights Economic Conditions
The Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District plans to release its September Beige Book Wednesday. The book is designed to supplement the data and analyses already used by Federal Reserve economists to access economic conditions ...
Read More »Housing Peak Levels Then Vs. Now
CoreLogic Principal Economist Molly Boesel recently took a look at the overall boom and bust cycle for the housing market in 2017. Looking at the length of the decline and how far prices fell, CoreLogic is revealing parallels between the peak ...
Read More »Wells Fargo and BofA: Q3 2017 Results Revealed
On Friday, Wells Fargo and Bank of America released Q3 2017 financial results. Wells Fargo’s revenue dropped 2 percent—to $21.9 billion—compared to third quarter 2016. The bank noted that Q3 2017 included a discrete litigation cost of $1 billion for ...
Read More »Which companies are merging, and what professionals are moving? See some highlights in this update of the housing and mortgage industries. Freddie Mac is announcing a 12-month long pilot with EarnUp, a financial technology company that helps consumers make timely ...
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