After last month's rare expansion, Fannie Mae's gross mortgage portfolio is shrinking once again. What does this mean for the rest of the GSE's September 2016 Monthly Volume Summary?
Read More »Increases in Refinance Activity Influence Q3 Rate of Mortgage Fraud Risk
What does this mean for the current state of the mortgage fraud risk rate and how does it reflect across the nation’s top metro markets?
Read More »Home Prices Depict a Trend of Very Stable Growth
Nationally, home prices have appreciated for 52 consecutive months. But are all states experiencing the same progress?
Read More »The Week Ahead: What’s in Store for the GSEs’ Earnings?
Both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are set to release their Q3 earnings this week. What will these earnings reveal about the progress of the GSEs?
Read More »If Seller Sentiment is Up, Why Aren’t Homeowners Taking the Plunge
Although timing the market is never easy, what economic factors are causing so many American homeowners looking to sell feel uncertain?
Read More »Reshaping a Culture: An Exclusive Interview With Wells Fargo’s Incoming CEO Tim Sloan
Editor's Note: This story appears in the November 2016 Edition of DS News, available November 1st. “I am deeply sorry that we failed to fulfill our responsibility to our customers, to our team members, and to the American public,” said ...
Read More »Treasury: Here’s What Housing Reform Should Look Like
How would the U.S. Department of the Treasury tweak the housing finance system to better serve consumers and promote homeownership?
Read More »Boomerang Buyers Dust Themselves Off to Re-enter Market
During the financial crisis and housing burst, an unprecedented number of homeowners felt the repercussions of having the mark of foreclosure, short sale, or bankruptcy on their credit report. Now 2.5 million consumers are set to potentially re-enter the market.
Read More »Homeownership Rate Rises From Lowest on Record
What does the uptick mean for the future?
Read More »CFPB Issues Warning Letters to 44 Mortgage Lenders and Brokers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a letter of warning to mortgage lenders and brokers that they may be in violation of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.
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