The Lede

OC Register (Calif.), Sept. 27, 2018--Jeff LazersonAnthony Hsieh, founder and CEO of Orange County-based Loan Depot, believes it's not if, but when the likes of Amazon or Google get into the mortgage business. What happens then?

Mortgage Daily, Sept. 27, 2018Quarterly loan originations soared at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., while payroll grew. Although the servicing portfolio retreated, it was up from a year previous.

National Mortgage Professional, Sept. 27, 2018--Phil HallCommercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding swelled by $52.3 billion in the second quarter, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The second quarter was 1.6 above the first quarter's debt outstanding.

National Mortgage News, Sept. 27, 2018--Hannah Lang (subscription)On a day when the nation was engrossed by the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, a similar dynamic was at play across the Capitol at a House hearing for Federal Housing Finance Director Mel Watt.

HousingWire, Sept. 27, 2018--Alcynna LloydPending home sales have now fallen on an annual basis for eight consecutive months in August, according to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors.

Bloomberg, Sept. 27, 2018--Oshrat CarmielThere's a surplus of homes in Manhattan, and here come tens of thousands more.

National Mortgage News, Sept. 27, 2018--Brad Finkelstein (subscription)Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued new capital requirements for private mortgage insurers that will create big swings in carriers' asset reserves.

National Mortgage News, Sept. 27, 2018--Elina Tarkazikis (subscription)Lenders may start to see more homebuyers enter the market as the number of homes for sale is higher than at any point this year, according to Trulia.