The Lede

HousingWire, Nov. 9, 2015--Swanson, Brena Primary new mortgage insurance once again dropped for the month and declined to $3.5 billion, according to MGIC Investment's October operational summery of its insurance subsidiaries for its primary mortgage insurance.

National Mortgage Professional, Nov. 9, 2015--Hall, Phil North Dakota has received much attention lately for its booming energy industry. But a new survey from the NerdWallet Web site gives North Dakota new attention as the state with the best mortgage health.

National Mortgage News, Nov. 9, 2015--Clozel, LalitaMixed views of the economy drove consumers' overall trust in the housing market down in October, according to Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index. 

National Mortgage News, Nov. 9, 2015--Finkelstein, Brad Amid an ongoing shift in pricing strategies in the private mortgage insurance market, Essent Group chairman and CEO Mark Casale is trying to show investors that aggressive pricing tactics aren't the only way PMI firms compete.

Reuters, Nov. 9, 2015--Spicer, Jonathan Another Federal Reserve official pointed to December as an appropriate time to begin raising U.S. interest rates, as Eric Rosengren said on Monday there has been "real improvement" in the economy of late with the October jobs report delivering "very good news."

The Guardian, Nov. 9, 2015--Neate, Rupert Pity Wall Street's bankers. Their year-end bonuses are expected to fall by 5 to 10% this year - the first drop since 2011, according to a survey released on Monday.

CNBC, Nov. 9, 2015--Cox, Jeff If the Federal Reserve opts not to raise interest rates in December, it won't be over calendar or political concerns.

Bloomberg, Nov. 10, 2015--Donaldson, Ali Community banks won with younger customers last year, netting a 5 percent increase in account holders ages 18 to 34, while credit unions recorded a 3 percent gain, according to data compiled by Accenture Plc. By comparison, large national and regional banks struggled to retain millennial clients--losing 16 percent of them over the same period.

WFAA-TV (Dallas), Nov. 9, 2015--Shipp, Brett Texas got a financial windfall from the National Mortgage Settlement. None has been spent to help struggling homeowners, however.

The Mortgage Bankers Association's National Mortgage Servicing Conference & Expo 2016 takes place Feb. 16-19 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. 

MBA Education presents a webinar, Clear-to-Close...With Less Touches, on Tuesday, Dec. 15 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET.