The Lede

CNBC, Apr. 20, 2016--Olick, Diana  Interest rates held relatively steady last week, near one-year lows, but homebuyers were not enticed, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday.

National Real Estate Investor, Apr. 20, 2016--Mattson-Teig, Beth  A recent dip in investment sales transactions has sparked questions on whether the decline is a temporary hiccup or a sign of a bigger slowdown ahead.

Wall Street Journal, Apr. 20, 2016--Tracy, Ryan; Krause, Sarah In 2014, BlackRock Inc. executives obtained a copy of a confidential Federal Reserve PowerPoint presentation that argued part of the giant money manager could pose the same financial-system risk as big banks.

CTPost (Conn.), Apr. 20, 2016--Soule, Alexander  With interest rates still low, commercial banks in Connecticut maintained the pace of their commercial real estate lending heading into 2016, with a booming apartment market spilling over into retail developments and other deals.

Forbes, Apr. 20, 2016 Wells Fargo managed to surpass investor expectations with its first quarter results late last week, but it was not all good news for the banking giant as losses from its loan portfolio to oil and gas companies continue to swell even as its cornerstone mortgage banking business remains under pressure.

Jacksonville News & Daily Record, Apr. 20, 2016--Hawkins, Carole Affordability, not rising interest rates, will be the biggest drag on the housing market in 2016. That's the news Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan delivered Tuesday at the Mortgage Bankers Association of Jacksonville's monthly meeting.

MortgageOrb.com, Apr. 20, 2016--Barnard, Patrick Video is increasingly being incorporated into the mortgage process - it is being used to deliver important disclosures and educational content to borrowers, and it is a means by which borrowers can virtually agree to disclosures and electronically sign documents. Video is also seeing increasing use in the notarization of important mortgage documents.

Wall Street Journal, Apr. 20, 2016--Martin, Anya Amid rapidly rising prices and bidding wars, buyers in Seattle who want a dream home in a desirable neighborhood will probably need a jumbo mortgage.

National Mortgage Professional, Apr. 20, 2016--Hall, Phil Latest housing data points to a market where sales activity is experiencing a springtime burst of activity.

National Mortgage News, Apr. 20, 2016--Sinnock, Bonnie New claims related to sellers of legacy mortgage-backed securities from the financial crisis may have peaked, but lawsuits against trustees and servicers may linger for at least a few more years.

HousingWire, Apr. 20, 2016--Lane, Ben Despite initial hiccups and headaches, lenders now have this whole TRID thing figured out, as the time to close a loan fell to a 12-month low in March.

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