The Lede

American Banker, Feb. 5, 2016--Pinto, Edward The author, resident fellow with the American Enterprise Institute, said quickly amortizing mortgages would help achieve sustainable wealth-building homeownership opportunities for low- and middle-class Americans.

Malibu Times, Feb. 7, 2016--Giacobbe, Katie  Pepperdine University launched a six-month Executive Certificate in Commercial Real Estate program on Feb. 1. Designed for working professionals, the the curriculum is based on Mortgage Bankers Association training and includes five real estate courses and one elective course.

UExpress (Universal Syndicate), Feb. 1, 2016--Sichelman, Lew Lenders and their vendors had almost two years to figure out how to combine the old requirements from the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act (RESPA) into the new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure, or TRID, forms. But they're still having trouble.

Associated Press, Feb. 6, 2016 A builder whose company worked on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Century City complex in Los Angeles and Walt Disney's EPCOT center in Florida among other high-profile developments has died. John Tishman was 90.

National Mortgage News, Feb. 5, 2016--Collins, Brian The nonbank mortgage sector ended 2015 with 12,300 more full-time employees than in December 2014.

Los Angeles Times, Feb. 6, 2016--Koren, James Rufus Consumer advocates worry that the new crop of mortgage companies, particularly those with ties to now-defunct subprime lenders, may again take advantage of borrowers.

Commercial Property Executive, Feb. 5, 2016--Murray, Barbra Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations will reach new heights in 2016, according to a new report by the Mortgage Bankers Association. MBA expects originations to total a record $511 billion this year.

National Mortgage News, Feb. 5, 2016--Finkelstein, Brad Genworth's U.S. mortgage insurance business earned $179 million in 2015, but the parent company lost $615 million as it still has problems with its long-term care insurance product.

Wall Street Journal, Feb. 5, 2016--Hilsenrath, Jon Friday's jobs report likely leaves Federal Reserve officials in a "watchful waiting" mode as they consider whether to lift short-term interest rates at their next policy meeting in March.

Bay Area Real Estate, Feb. 5, 2016--Steinhauer, Adam Construction executives are less optimistic about business conditions going into 2016 than they have been in three years, with a growing number concerned about the uncertain economy, Wells Fargo Equipment Finance reported.

Bloomberg, Feb. 5, 2016--Scully, Matt The Federal Reserve is squeezing a good deal of the profit out of mortgage bond trading, and Wall Street banks are increasingly heading for the exits.

Time, Feb. 5, 2016--Salisbury, Ian It's no secret millions of millennials and Gen Xers are having trouble buying homes. But here's some good news on that front: It just a got a little easier for these and other buyers to qualify for so-called 'prime' mortgages, loans that go to the highest quality borrowers.

MarketWatch, Feb. 5, 2016--Requier, Andrea "You could get a mortgage on your phone," the Super Bowl ad tells us. It's advertising Quicken Loans' Rocket Mortgage, so named because it claims to connect applicants with mortgages in just eight minutes. Quicken claims that's all the time that's needed to get a mortgage - not just a pre-approval. But there are a lot of caveats.

Wall Street Journal, Feb. 5, 2016--Patrick, Margot HSBC Holdings PLC agreed Friday to pay $470 million to settle federal and state allegations of abusive practices in its U.S. mortgage business.

National Mortgage Professional, Feb. 5, 2016--Hall, Phil The latest housing market data finds a slight drop in mortgage credit availability and a handsome price gain for home sellers.

National Mortgage News, Feb. 5, 2016--Peters, Andy Mortgage credit availability decreased in January, on a decline in some Federal Housing Administration and conventional offerings, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

National Real Estate Investor, Feb 5, 2016--Misonzhnik, Elaine Here is what economists and bank executives had to say about which real estate sectors will enjoy a resurgence in the coming year, which mistakes investors should be wary of and how to stay ahead of the market in 2016.