The Lede

HousingWire, Apr. 24, 2017--Kelsey RamirezUnder the bill, the GSEs would be directed to accept and process FOIA requests from the public and release information to satisfy those request for as long as they remain under federal conservatorship. However, this bill would only apply to the mortgage giants while they are under federal conservatorship, and the administration could be already looking at plans for GSE reform. The Mortgage Bankers Association recently released its roadmap to GSE reform that breaks down what it sees as the best option for reform.

Wall Street Journal, Apr. 24, 2017--Michael C. Bender, Richard Rubin, Nick TimiraosPresident Donald Trump has ordered White House aides to accelerate efforts to draft a tax plan slashing the corporate rate to 15% and prioritizing cuts in tax rates over an attempt to not increase the deficit.

National Mortgage News, Apr. 24, 2017--Brad Finkelstein (subscription)A consumer's home purchase power only fell by 0.2% in February from January because wage growth has somewhat offset price increases, said First American Financial Corp.

National Mortgage News, Apr. 24, 2017--Brad Finkelstein (subscription)Home prices reached their highest level since the recovery started, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Bloomberg, Apr. 24, 2017--Kim BhasinIn a little over three months, 14 chains have announced they will seek court protection, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence, almost surpassing all of 2016.

OurBroker.com, Apr. 24, 2017--Peter G. MillerReverse mortgages are in trouble. It's fair to say that reverse mortgages could well be gone under the Trump Administration.

Mortgage Daily, Apr. 24, 2017--Sam GarciaQuicken Loans Inc. said Monday it hired Casey Hurbis as its new chief marketing officer.

Mortgage Daily, Apr. 24, 2017Although home lending slowed at Guild Mortgage Co., the size of the servicing portfolio and payroll were up from the prior quarter and a year prior.

HousingWire, Apr. 24, 2017Mortgage technology is growing so fast that Blend CEO Nima Ghamsari said in an interview, "You could probably with credibility say if you don't have this technology in three to four years your company will be suffering."

DS News, Apr. 24, 2017--Seth WelbornMortgage fraud risk is up across the country, according to the CoreLogic National Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Index for the first quarter.

National Mortgage News, Apr. 24, 2017--Kate Berry (subscription)President Trump and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray appear locked in a game of chicken over his continued leadership of the agency.

MBA Education presents a webinar, Benchmarking Yourself as a Mortgage Lender, on Tuesday, May 9 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET.

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