The Lede

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 8, 2015--Zumbrun, JoshEconomists are taking Federal Reserve officials at their word that the first interest-rate increase will come this year.

Washington Post, Oct. 8, 2015--Orton, Kathy Last week's poor jobs report drove mortgage rates down this week, according to data released Thursday by Freddie Mac.

HousingWire, Oct. 8, 2015--Swanson, Brena Primary new mortgage insurance continued to drop and fell to $3.9 billion, according to MGIC Investment's (MTG) September operational summery of its insurance subsidiaries for its primary mortgage insurance.

American Banker, Oct. 8, 2015--Collins, Brian The House voted 303-121 on Wednesday to pass a bill that would delay enforcement of new mortgage disclosures that went into effect on Oct. 3.

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 8, 2015--Hilsenrath, Jon Federal Reserve officials held off on raising short-term interest rates at their September policy meeting because they had nagging worries about when inflation would return to 2% after running below their official target for more than three years, according to minutes of the meeting released Thursday.

National Mortgage Professional, Oct. 8, 2015--Hall, Phil The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has found itself in the middle of three different political storms that continue to further divide the already rancorous fissures on Capitol Hill.

Mortgage Servicing News, Oct. 8, 2015--Wack, Kevin U.S. homeowners continue to take advantage of rising house prices to dig themselves out of the hole created by the Great Recession.

HousingWire, Oct. 8, 2015--Swanson, Brena Clayton Holdings, a provider of loan due diligence and services to the mortgage and real estate industries, announced it acquired ValuAmerica, a Pittsburgh-based, national title agency, appraisal management company and technology provider.

Bloomberg, Oct. 8, 2015--Kitroeff, Natalie When Robert Murphy said he wanted to try to get his student loan debt erased, the person overseeing his bankruptcy case told him he had a better shot of getting hit by a bus. Now he's closer than ever to victory.

Reuters, Oct. 8, 2015--Mutikani, Lucia The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell more than expected to a near 42-year low last week, pointing to ongoing tightening in the labor market despite the recent slowdown in hiring.

Los Angeles Times, Oct. 8, 2015--Koren, James Rufus Foothill Ranch firm LoanDepot on Thursday filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, reporting it plans to raise as much as $100 million in an initial public offering.

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 8, 2015--McLaughlin, Katy In Los Angeles, an abode that has housed generations of Hollywood legends can be the ultimate status symbol, but there are complications when it is time to sell.

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