The Lede

The Hill, June 13, 2016--Stevens, David MBA President and CEO David Stevens, CMB, said  recapitalizing the GSEs without first reforming the secondary mortgage market would threaten the very housing finance system that the industry has worked so hard to sustain.

FedScoop, June 13, 2016--Otto, Greg Winning apps in the IRS challenge would give citizens the ability to research, file and protect their tax information from their smartphones. The Mortgage Bankers Association provided prize money for the competition.

MReport, June 13, 2016--West, Xhevrije Several trade groups and organizations focused on the banking and mortgage industries recently wrote a letter to  Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt, concerning a potential last-minute addition to the new Uniform Residential Loan Application. 

National Mortgage News, June 13, 2016--Finkelstein, Brad Marketing and advertising compliance have always been low-hanging fruit for regulators. After all, they get the same fliers in their mail at home and see the same television and newspaper ads that regular people do.

National Mortgage Professional, June 13, 2016--Hall, Phil Nearly three-quarters of non-homeowners that are repaying student loans believe that their school-related debt is preventing them from buying a house, according to a new survey.

National Mortgage News, June 13, 2016--McCullom, Glenn Consumers expect home prices to increase 3.2% over the next year, according to a recent Federal Reserve Bank of New York's survey.

HousingWire, June 13, 2016--Swanson, Brena TRID isn't the first regulation to take the industry by storm. The industry proved it can adapt with the qualified mortgage rule, and it can adapt to this. But, it's going to come with an incubation period. 

Associated Press, June 13, 2016 A wait-and-see tone is expected when the Federal Reserve issues a statement on Wednesday. The Fed will likely echo the message the Fed Chair Yellen sent in a speech last week: while the U.S. economy looks fundamentally solid and higher rates will come eventually, too many uncertainties exist to say when the Fed might raise rates again.

Bloomberg, June 13, 2016--Schwartzkopff, Frances The chief executive running the biggest lender in the world's oldest mortgage market says the next wave of regulations threatens his industry's future.

5NBC (Chicago), June 13, 2016--Coffey, Chris Consumers who qualify for the government's Home Affordable Modification Program and Home Affordable Refinance Program could save hundreds of dollars each month. Both programs were created during the height of the country's foreclosure crisis.

HousingWire, June 13, 2016--Lane, Ben When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau began publishing consumers' complaints against financial services companies several years ago, many of those companies and other industry observers took issue with the fact that the complaints were, in many cases, unverified and unproven. But that could be about to change, thanks to a new bill that Congress is set to consider soon.

MBA Education presents a webinar, Legal Liabilities When Check Fraud Occurs, on Wednesday, June 29 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET.