The Lede

Washington Post, July 26, 2018--Kathy Orton Mortgage rates, which have been in a rut the past couple months, began moving higher this week. (MBA mention)

National Mortgage News, July 26, 2018--Hannah Long (subscription)The next director of the FHFA is still a mystery, but whoever succeeds current Director Mel Watt once his term ends in January will have a front-and-center role in efforts to reform the government-sponsored enterprises.

Wall Street Journal, July 26, 2018--Craig Karmin, Dana Mattioli, Emily Glazer (subscription)The San Francisco bank has been sounding out private-equity firms to drum up interest in the real-estate brokerage and investment bank, sources said. Wells Fargo bought Eastdil in 1999 for an undisclosed sum in an effort to bolster its commercial real-estate-lending business.

HousingWire, July 26, 2018--Kelsey RamirezOcwen Financial continues to lose money, posting yet another loss, however the company pointed out that the losses continue to grow smaller, though this one was still larger-than-expected by some.

Mortgage Daily, July 26, 2018Radian Group Inc. swung to a big profit from a quarterly loss a year previous. New policies written increased, the book of business expanded and delinquency decreased.

HousingWire, July 26, 2018--Kelsey RamirezThe homeownership rate inched up slightly in the second quarter, but not for all racial and ethnic groups.

CNBC, July 26, 2018--Diana OlickAfter strong interest for several years, international buyers appear to be souring on the U.S. housing market. The dollar volume of U.S. home sales to international buyers between April 2017 and March 2018 dropped 21 percent compared to the year-ago period.

The Mortgage Bankers Association is accepting nominations for its annual residential Diversity and Inclusion Awards, to be presented at the MBA Annual Convention & Expo in October. Nomination deadline is today, July 27.

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Join thousands of your industry colleagues in our nation's capital this October for the Mortgage Bankers Association' Annual Convention & Expo 2018. Save by registering before this Wednesday, Aug. 1.

Join thousands of your industry colleagues in our nation's capital this October for the Mortgage Bankers Association' Annual Convention & Expo 2018. Save by registering before this Wednesday, Aug. 1.