Millennials have been cited by many housing analysts as the group that is the key to homeownership growth. What factors are keeping this group from becoming homeowners?
Read More »Housing Counseling Moves Toward ‘Modernization’
Government agencies have invested significantly in housing counseling since the crisis. Now technology is going to play a larger role in counseling moving forward.
Read More »JPMorgan Chase RMBS Deal First to Qualify Under Safe Harbor
JPMorgan Chase Bank has become the first institution to file a residential mortgage-backed securitizations deal that qualifies under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s six-year-old Safe Harbor rule.
Read More »ARMA Acquisition, LCC Acquires Firm Solutions
Firm Solutions, LLC, a Tampa-based provider of specialized consulting and practice management solutions to law firms nationwide, announced its acquisition by ARMA Acquisition, LLC, an investment group focused on providing business solutions to the financial services industry and its service providers.
Read More »Senate Debates Effects of Consumer Finance Regulations
Are consumer financial regulations put in place since the crisis helping or harming consumers? The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on Tuesday to discuss.
Read More »Are Stress Tests Still Relevant After Seven Years?
The Federal Reserve has been disclosing results of “stress tests” each year since 2009 for the largest banks. Are they providing any new information? The New York Fed has the answer.
Read More »Hladik, Onorato & Federman LLP Welcomes Two New Attorneys
Hladik, Onorato and Federman LLP (HOF Law Group), a full-service law firm that specializes in the areas of mortgage foreclosure, bankruptcy, tax Sales, municipal law, personal injury, and estate planning, has announced the addition of two new attorneys, Matthew C. Collins, Esq., and Eric J. Philips, Esq.
Read More »Martin Leigh PC Adds Senior Attorney
Martin Leigh PC, a full-service business law firm with two offices in Missouri and one in Kansas, has announced the hiring of Susan DeCoursey as Senior Attorney to the firm’s commercial litigation practice.
Read More »Interest Rate Hikes Could be Closer Than You Think
As the Fed heads into its third meeting of the year, without having fulfilled one of the expected federal funds rate increases, many in the industry are beginning to question if, when, and how many times they will make their move.
Read More »Credit Crisis Paved the Way for Trump, Sanders
During the recession, Americans lost homes, jobs, wealth, and their credit lifeline, a tragedy that many are still struggling with three elections later. However, this loss of credit and theme of indebtedness play an important role in the political story.
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