Tuesday, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will meet in an open session for a hearing titled “Examining the Fintech Landscape.” See the details as well as what else is coming in The Week Ahead.
Read More »Cleveland Federal Reserve: Be Careful with Rate Hikes
The President of the Cleveland Federal Reserve, Loretta Mester, offers advice on monetary policy, interest rate hikes, and an outlook on the economy in an official statement.
Read More »NOLA Mismanaging HUD Funds
HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released the results of its audit of the City of New Orleans’ HOME Investment Partnerships program, which reveals that the city failed to protect more than $7.5 million in HOME funds disbursed. The Inspector General's ...
Read More »The People vs. Equifax
As the aftermath of Equifax's data breach is in full effect, the credit reporting company is quickly facing investigations. ClassAction.com has already filed a lawsuit on behalf of the estimated 143 million consumer records affected by the Equifax data breach. ...
Read More »Mortgage Industry Springs into Action for Irma
Hurricane Irma, the biggest hurricane recorded in the Atlantic Basin, hit the Florida Keys Sunday morning leaving a path of destruction behind it. Many in the mortgage industry have stepped in to help.
Read More »FSBO Sellers: Is it Worth it?
To determine if for sell by owner listings provide more benefits, Trulia’s Housing Data Analysts reported where these listings are the most common and how they differ from agent-listed properties in price and DOM. Nationally the data reveals that FSBOs are ...
Read More »Which companies are merging, and what professionals are moving? See some highlights in this update of the housing and mortgage industries.
Read More »FEMA: Running Out of Funds?
The damages of Hurricane Harvey’s devastating effects on lives and homes are still being accounted for, and the threat of two more hurricanes quickly approaching has FEMA funds in jeopardy.
Read More »An Economist’s Perspective on Harvey
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, and the looming threat of Hurricane Irma and Jose, CoreLogic’s Chief Economist Frank Nothaft discusses the implications of natural disasters on the housing market.
Read More »Economic Disrupt: Harvey’s Impact
The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book published Wednesday, and according to the report’s national summary, economic activity increased at a “modest to moderate pace” across all 12 districts in July and August. However, the Fed's report added a special note to ...
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