The Lede

Baltimore Business Journal, Dec. 12, 2016--Simmons, Melody The coming year will be filled with uncertainty for commercial real estate executives because of a stated push for tax reform by President-elect Donald Trump.

Fortune Magazine, Dec. 12, 2016--Smith, Geoffrey  The Federal Reserve's move on interest rates may end up being more like a run than a hike.

World Property Journal, Dec. 12, 2016--Gerrity, Michael According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report, delinquency rates for commercial and multifamily mortgage loans remained low in the third quarter.

HousingWire, Dec. 12, 2016--Ramirez, Kelsey Ally Bank announced Monday it is finally back into the mortgage business big time and introduced its new direct-to-consumer mortgage offering--Ally Home.

Wall Street Journal, Dec. 12, 2016--Leubsdorf, Ben Adjusting for a timing shift, spending rose about 6% last month from a year earlier.

National Mortgage News, Dec. 12, 2016--Passy, Jacob Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will again halt evictions nationwide for foreclosed properties during the holiday season.

National Mortgage News, Dec. 12, 2016 Rising mortgage interest rates affect the volume of refinance and purchase originations, but don't necessarily spell bad news for home prices, says Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan.

American Banker, Dec. 12, 2016--Clozel, Lalita Industry observers worry that the Dodd-Frank Act's Title II - which gives the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. authority to oversee the resolution of a complex financial institution - could be the first thing under fire when the Trump administration undertakes financial reform.

Reuters, Dec. 12, 2016--Ahmann, Timothy Donald Trump on Monday said he would appoint Goldman Sachs Group Inc President and Chief Operating Officer Gary Cohn to head the White House National Economic Council, a group that coordinates economic policy across agencies.

Mortgage Daily, Dec. 12, 2016 A pair of offerings have hit the market for mortgage servicing rights on more than $10 billion in government-sponsored enterprise home loans.

Mortgage Daily, Dec. 12, 2016--Garcia, Sam Mortgage bankers and their service providers continue to make headway improving the mobile experience for prospective borrowers and lenders alike.

Mortgage Daily, Dec. 12, 2016 SoFi, a northern California marketplace home lender, pulled off its first securitization of jumbo residential mortgages.

The Fiscal Times, Dec. 12, 2016--Mirhaydari, Anthony Heading into next year, as the upward drift in interest rates continues, investors will likely begin to consider the downsides of the bloodbath in bonds, including higher mortgage rates, pricier auto loans and lowered consumer confidence.

National Mortgage News, Dec. 12, 2016--Sichelman, Lew Many consumers without traditional credit scores have nearly identical risk profiles to those who can be assessed the conventional way, representing an untapped market, according to a report by VantageScore.

HousingWire, Dec. 12, 2016--Ramirez, Kelsey Fannie Mae announced Monday it added asset and employment validation to its Day 1 Certainty process.

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