The Lede

Wall Street Journal, Feb. 19, 2016--Dulaney, Chelsey; Light, Joe Fannie Mae will send $2.9 billion to the U.S. Treasury Department in March, as profit grew in its fourth quarter because of the impact of increased interest rates.

National Real Estate Investor, Feb. 19, 2016--Bell, Diana Though analysts expect strong momentum in the multifamily sector this year, a handful of markets bear watching. In these markets economic indicators including employment and wage growth are stagnating and vacancy and rent growth are not in tune.

HousingWire, Feb. 19, 2016--Wheeler, Sarah The threat of a security breach is real and growing. Experts on a panel at the Mortgage Bankers Association Mortgage Servicing conference on Thursday outlined the threat trends facing the mortgage industry and what companies could do to make their companies safer from a cyber attack.

MortgageOrb, Feb. 19, 2016 The delinquency rate (30 days or more past due) for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties decreased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.77% of all loans outstanding at the end of the fourth quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's National Delinquency Survey.

Scotsman Guide, Feb. 19, 2016--Whitman, Victor Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt warned this week that the government's course of eliminating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's capital buffers could lead to future taxpayer bailouts of the government-sponsored enterprises that could destabilize the housing market.

Wall Street Journal, Feb. 19, 2016--Davidson, Kate U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in January but rose over the past year at the fastest clip since October 2014, a sign inflation may be firming despite a strong dollar and continued slide in energy prices.

National Mortgage Professional, Feb. 19, 2016--Hall, Phil This year started off on a very slow foot for loan closings, according to the latest Origination Insight Report from Ellie Mae, which found the average time close purchase loans and refinance loans expanded one day in January to 51 and 47, respectively.

HousingWire, Feb. 19, 2016--Lane, Ben The Treasury Department announced Friday it is boosting the Hardest Hit Fund by as much as $2 billion to a number of states, citing the need to continue to support the recovery from the housing crisis in the communities that were impacted the most.

The Oklahoman, Feb. 19, 2016--Harney, Kenneth R. Everybody knows that congressional Democrats and Republicans can barely agree on anything. Yet in a rare and fleeting moment of unanimity in the House of Representatives, they recently approved legislation that could expand purchase prospects for thousands of people looking to buy their first home.

Bloomberg, Feb. 19, 2016--Kitroeff, Natalie The Obama administration put forward a plan that could fundamentally alter the way the government confronts claims of fraud by student debtors.

Reuters, Feb. 19, 2016--Mutikani, Lucia Rising rents and healthcare costs lifted underlying U.S. inflation in January by the most in nearly 4-1/2 years, signs of a pick-up in price pressures that could allow the Federal Reserve to gradually raise interest rates this year.

UExpress, Feb. 19, 2016--Sichelman, Lew Buying a house is a journey that ends at the closing table, with a mountain of papers that most people don't read, and never will. But sometimes, the trip doesn't end where it should.

HousingWire, Feb. 19, 2016--Lane, Ben Ocwen Financial is about to add a big name to its board of directors, as the nonbank announced Friday that Carol Galante, the former commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration, is set to join the company's board.

National Mortgage News, Feb. 19, 2016--Collins Brian Fannie Mae's low down payment product has fallen far short of expectations, the company acknowledged Friday. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt announced the initiative at the 2014 Mortgage Bankers Association conference, saying it would "increase access for creditworthy but lower-wealth borrowers."

HousingWire, Feb. 19, 2016--Thompson, Kelsey A mortgage company announced that it will be a sponsor on a TV show airing on Lifetime in February and March. Carrington Mortgage Services will be sponsoring Designing Spaces, Military Makeover.

National Mortgage News, Feb. 19, 2016--Sinnock, Bonnie The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acknowledges that gearing up for the Truth in Lending Act/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act integrated disclosures has been tough, and it promises to consider that fact in exams.