The Lede

HousingWire, Apr. 29, 2016--Finlay, Robert California continues its effort to pass a law that would require loan servicers to work with successor's to borrowers on loss mitigation options. The same effort failed last year. The California Mortgage Bankers Association and other industry groups pointed out numerous problems they said would cause harm for borrowers, lenders and the housing market.

HousingWire, Apr. 29, 2016--Gaffney, Jacob Rafferty Capital Markets equity analyst Dick Bove likes the numbers for the future of housing affordability.

Wall Street Journal, Apr. 29, 2016--Zumbrun, Josh By the middle of 2015, the baby boom was finally eclipsed in size by the generation known as millennials-the people born in most of the 1980s and 1990s. But within the next few years, the baby boomers are likely to also be overtaken by the generation of people born after the millennials in the early years of the 21st century. In a brief span, the baby boomers will fall from America's largest generation to No. 3.

Wall Street Journal, Apr. 29, 2016--Morath, Eric The pace of raises and other compensation gains for U.S. workers has stagnated over the past year, despite steady job growth.

Bloomberg, Apr. 29, 2016--Jamrisko, Michelle; Mayeda, Andrew With Republicans Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, and Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, dominating their bids for their parties' nominations, Bloomberg spoke to analysts, campaign staff and former officials to start the guessing over who will succeed Jacob J. Lew in the house Hamilton built.

Reuters, Apr. 29, 2016--Leong, Richard The U.S. economy is on track to grow by a 1.8 percent annualized rate in the second quarter after the government said it expanded at a 0.5 percent pace in first quarter, Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDPNow forecast model showed on Friday.

UExpress, Apr. 29, 2016--Sichelman, Lew Many major retirement properties offer so-called "discovery packages," a "try before you buy" program as a way to experience the lifestyle as a resident.

American Banker, Apr. 29, 2016--Berry, Kate A federal appeals court case challenging the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is raising concerns that if the agency loses, it could open the floodgates for a flurry of other lawsuits against the CFPB.

Daily Herald (Chicago), May 1, 2016--Woodard, Jim Most homeowners are now in a positive mode with their finances. By the end of last year, a million borrowers had regained their lost equity.

National Mortgage News, Apr. 29, 2016--Passy, Jacob A healthy housing market is expected to buoy purchase mortgage volumes this year, while rising rates will put a damper on refinancing, according to a report from rating agency DBRS.

National Mortgage News, Apr. 29, 2016--Passy, Jacob Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations barely budged overall during the first quarter when compared to the same period last year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

HousingWire Magazine, Apr. 30, 2016--Swanson, Brena Saddled with legacy systems and burdened with changing regulations, the mortgage industry has been slow to adopt digitization compared to many other industries. Now, however, the industry must provide more transparency to regulators and satisfy consumers while managing tighter margins. In this perfect storm, there's only one lifeboat--a digital process.