The Lede

Mortgage Orb, May 22, 2017--Barry HaysThe mortgage industry is fortunate to have some of the best annual conferences of any business sector in the country. There are a variety of conferences each year hosted by regional and national trade associations such as the Mortgage Bankers Association.

National Mortgage News, May 22, 2017--Ian McKendry (subscription)Roughly 58% of 6,000 voters in Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio and West Virginia said they would support moving the bureau from a single director to a bipartisan commission, according to a poll released Monday by three industry groups.

Bloomberg, May 22, 2017--Sho ChandraA jump in U.S. investment and hiring plans for 2017 indicates manufacturers and service providers have grown more optimistic about the economy since late last year, the Institute for Supply Management's twice-yearly forecast showed Monday.

Mortgage Daily, May 22, 2017The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's actions against Ocwen have been too severe, according to a draft working paper by Christopher Whalen of Whalen Global Advisors LLC.

Portland Press Herald, May 22, 20177--J. Craig AndersonMaine's residential mortgage lending industry bears little resemblance to its prerecession version as changing conditions have shuffled the deck of top lenders and created new choices for borrowers.

Mortgage Daily, May 22, 2017Bids are being taken for mortgage servicing rights on more than $2 billion in loans with a Golden State concentration that are backed or owned by the government-sponsored enterprises.

National Mortgage News, May 22, 2017--Kate Berry (subscription)A federal appeals court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday in a highly anticipated case that is the first significant challenge to the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

HousingWire, May 22, 2017--Ben LaneOn Monday, Fidelity National Financial, the title insurance giant and parent company of ServiceLink, announced that it acquired Hudson & Marshall, a full-service auction company that has been in business since 1965.

MBA Education presents its popular Commercial Loan Origination: Sales Training Workshop in Dallas on Wednesday, June 28.

The Mortgage Bankers Association and MISMO present the first Block Chain Challenge, taking place at the MISMO Spring Summit June 9 in Minneapolis.