The Lede

Washington Post, Sept. 29, 2016--Orton, Kathy Mortgage rates tumbled as U.S. Treasury yields fell to their lowest level in three weeks.

GoRion, Sept. 29, 2016--Curry, Kerry Fitch Ratings rated its second post-crisis nonprime loan securitization, calling it "modestly better" than the first.

Housing Wire, Sept. 29, 2016--Swanson, Brena Home affordability is at the worst level in seven years, with 24 percent of the U.S. county housing markets less affordable than their historic affordability averages.

National Real Estate Investor, Sept. 29, 2016--Bell, Diana  Investor Zell 'Doesn't See Much Opportunity in the Capital Markets Today.'

Wall Street Journal, Sept. 29, 2016--Andriotis, Annamaria African Americans and Hispanics accounted for a slightly larger share of mortgages that lenders extended to home buyers in 2015, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council reported.

Capital Alpha Partners, Sept. 29, 2016 Capital Alpha hosted Mortgage Bankers Association CEO Dave Stevens in an annual call to update listeners on policy issues confronting the mortgage housing sector.

National Mortgage New, Sept. 29, 2016--Finkelstein, Brad BB&T Corp. has agreed to an $83 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over mortgages with quality control problems that were insured by FHA.

National Mortgage News, Sept. 29, 2016--Crosman, Peggy Artificial intelligence like IBM's Watson may not make bank compliance officers obsolete, but it could mean far fewer of them will be needed in the future, focused on higher-level tasks.

HousingWire, Sept. 29, 2016--Swanson, Brena Education level of immigrants trending higher.

Bloomberg, Sept. 29, 2016--Melby, Caleb; Cullen, Angela Even before the opening bell in New York, Thursday looked like a grim day for some of the giants of global banking.

Bloomberg, Sept. 29, 2016--Smialek, Jeanna; Doyle, Dara; Condon, Christopher Remarks from Federal Reserve officials on Thursday highlighted a growing split between its Washington-based Board of Governors and many of the central bank's regional bank presidents, who are more eager to get on with raising interest rates.

Reuters, Sept. 29, 2016--Lange, Jason U.S. economic growth was less sluggish than previously thought in the second quarter as exports grew more than imports and businesses raised their investments, hopeful signs for the economic outlook.

Wall Street Journal, Sept. 29, 2016--Leubsdorf, Ben Initial claims have now remained below 300,000 for 82 consecutive weeks.

Mortgage Daily, Sept. 29, 2016--Garcia, Sam Web-based services have been launched and improved to help mortgage companies comply with a host of regulations.

Los Angeles Times, Sept. 29, 2016--Khouri, Andrew Los Angeles city attorney had sued bank over decrepit properties.

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