The Lede

HousingWire, June 1, 2016--Lane, Ben Compass Point analysts set odds of additional cut at 60%.

HousingWire, June 1, 2016--Lane, Ben Over the past two years, the biggest names in online real estate have battled it out in court over the alleged theft of trade secrets, but now the billion-dollar battle among Move, the National Association of Realtors, Realtor.com and Zillow is moving beyond the courtroom--to the exhibit hall.

National Mortgage News, June 1, 2016--McCullom, Glenn LenderLive Network, comprised of fulfillment, lending and servicing, and LenderLive Services, encompassing settlement services and LenderLive Document Services, which now includes GuardianDocs and Walz Group, will both report up to the existing holding company, LenderLive Holdings Inc.

Bankrate.com, June 1, 2016--Geffner, Marcie The crazy-making "probably" came Friday from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen at Harvard University. According to news reports, Yellen said it "probably" would be appropriate for the Fed to raise rates "in the coming months."

Dow Jones, June 2, 2016--Andriotis, Annamaria For most large U.S. banks, the jumbo mortgage reigns as the loan they want to hold on their books. It wasn't always this way. Terms can make the loans less appealing to investors in the secondary market, increasing the chances that they will stay on banks' books for many years, said David Stevens, president of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

National Mortgage News, June 1, 2016--Finkelstein, Brad The move towards a single mortgage security is moving too slowly, and that could result in a setback for this program after the election, Mortgage Bankers Association CEO Dave Stevens said.

Associated Press, June 1, 2016--Crutsinger, Martin Construction spending dropped 1.8 percent in April after a 1.5 percent gain in March, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. It was the biggest monthly decline since a 4.1 percent plunge in January 2011.

MarketWatch, June 1, 2016--Bartash, Jeffry U.S. manufacturers grew in May but at a very slow pace, suggesting the sector is unlikely to speed up anytime soon, a survey of executives found.

HousingWire, June 1, 2016--Swanson, Brena The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau TRID rule is finally up for revisions after industry cries for changes and clarifications.

CNBC, June 1, 2016--Olick, Diana Despite strong buyer demand in the housing market, mortgage applications decreased 4.1 percent last week from the previous week on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2016--Lebusdorf, Ben; Sparshott, Jeffrey Labor markets are tightening across most regions of the U.S., pushing up wages for many workers, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

Bloomberg, June 1, 2016--Chiglinsky, Katherine MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, is increasing bets on real estate as the company scales back investments in hedge funds.

Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2016--Canipe, Chris; Overberg, Paul The country's banks are increasingly focused on making jumbo mortgages, partly in response to regulatory pressure to curb risks. These high-dollar loans predominantly go to white and Asian borrowers, contributing to a decline in the share of mortgages that go to Hispanics and blacks.

MortgageOrb.com, June 1, 2016--Barnard, Patrick The new single security and related platform being developed by government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be ready to go live later this year, a panel of experts said during the recent Mortgage Bankers Association Secondary Market Conference and Expo.

Scotsman Guide, June 1, 2016--Whitman, Victor A coalition of progressive activist associations and small-lender trade groups made another pitch this week to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regulator to recapitalize the government-sponsored enterprises.

National Real Estate Investor, June 1, 2016--Mattson-Teig, Beth The volume of commercial and multifamily construction loans put in place in January reached $311.3 billion based on total project value. That represents a 14.3 percent increase year-over-year and a 40.7 percent increase compared to January 2014, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Commercial/Multifamily Quarterly Databook for fourth quarter 2015.

Bankrate.com, June 1, 2016--Hamrick, Mark Americans restless over an economy and incomes that aren't going anywhere are eager for answers from their elected leaders. But they're not getting them from the presidential candidates, say some of the nation's top private economists, who give the campaigns failing grades on economic matters.

The Mortgage Bankers Association will host a one and a half-day workshop September 13-14 in Washington D.C. and has issued a Call for Speakers for the Workshop. Deadline for submissions is Monday, June 6.