The Lede

Money Magazine, Apr. 19, 2016--Salisbury, Ian Today, 66 percent of refis are approved, and that's not the only good sign for borrowers in search of a plain-vanilla mortgage-that is, a 20 percent down fixed- or adjustable-rate loan guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

Huffington Post, Apr. 19, 2016--Tencer, Daniel You may have heard about certain countries, mainly in Europe, whose central banks have dropped their interest rates to below zero. But what about mortgage rates that are below zero?

Wall Street Journal, Apr. 19, 2016--Patnaude, Art A major U.K. landlord warned Tuesday that the boom in global real estate is coming to an end.

National Real Estate Investor, Apr. 19, 2016--Anderson, Bendix Yield-driven multifamily investors are more and more likely to focus on fixing up older properties.

National Mortgage Professional, Apr. 19, 2016--Hall, Phil  Commercial real estate lending is being viewed by banks as a major target of business activity, a new survey said.

National Mortgage News, Apr. 19, 2016--Berry, Kate Despite a tough public grilling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last week by two D.C. Circuit judges, several legal experts said a ruling against the agency and its director, Richard Cordray, may have a limited impact.

MBA Education presents a webinar, Bank-Owned Mortgage Division: What Bankers Need to Know, today, Wednesday, Apr. 20 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET.