The Lede

GoRion, Dec. 8, 2016--Bourgi, Sam The U.S. housing recovery has left many borrowers behind, as stricter lending guidelines make it virtually impossible for certain segments of the market to obtain financing.

USA Today, Dec. 8, 2016--Bomey, Nathan  Mortgage rates ticked up to a high for 2016 as as anticipation of higher inflation under President-elect Donald Trump's administration and a Federal Reserve interest rate hike next week drove the cost of borrowing higher.

New York Times, Dec. 8, 2016--Badger, Emily Right around the time foreclosures were starting to pile up in the housing crash, on their way to affecting nearly one in five home-owning Hispanic households, the very same communities took a second blow.

CNN, Dec. 8, 2016--Kottasova, Ivana  Wealthy Russians are looking to spend big on U.S. real estate in the wake of Donald Trump's election victory.

Mortgage Daily, Dec. 8, 2016 LendingHome Funding Corp. opened its doors in October 2013. Since its launch, it has raised more than $100 million in equity financing.

Mortgage Daily, Dec. 8, 2016 Out of the 581,000 licenses managed through NMLS, nearly 63 percent had been submitted for 2017 renewal as of the end of last month.

Mortgage Daily, Dec. 8, 2016 As of Sept. 30 of this year, the aggregate principal balance of U.S. residential loans that were outstanding amounted to $9.249 trillion.

Scotsman Guide, Dec. 8, 2016--Whitman, Victor The net gain per loan increased to $1,773, up 5 percent from the second quarter average of $1,686 per loan, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

National Mortgage News, Dec. 8, 2016--McElroy, Mark Pavaso CEO says the only thing keeping the mortgage industry from moving into the age of digital mortgages is the mortgage industry.

Wall Street Journal, Dec. 8 2016--Timiraos, Nick; Tangel, Andrew Business leaders are predicting a dramatic unraveling of regulations on everything from overtime pay to power-plant emission rules as Donald Trump seeks to fill his cabinet with determined adversaries of the agencies they will lead.

National Mortgage News, Dec. 8, 2016--Passy, Jacob Fidelity National Financial plans to distribute the stock it owns in Black Knight Financial Services to its shareholders as part of a plan to simplify the corporate structure of the two companies and increase Black Knight's liquidity.

National Mortgage News, Dec. 8, 2016--McKendry, Ian A bipartisan duo of House lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would push Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to engage in more credit risk-sharing transactions.

HousingWire, Dec. 8, 2016--Lane, Ben According to a new report from Moody's Investors Service, privatizing the GSEs is not only unlikely to happen any time soon, it's also hugely cost-prohibitive, and it would be a negative for bond investors as well.

HousingWire, Dec. 8, 2016--Ramirez, Kelsey Next year could bring a new danger to the housing market via raising interest rates, according to Mark Fleming, First American senior vice president and chief economist. Supply for first-time buyers will be in greater demand than ever.

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