The Lede

Housing Scene, Jan. 27, 2017--Sichelman, LewOf the thousands of complaints received by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, gripes regarding debt collections from the military community numbered twice the rate of the general population.

Forbes, Jan. 27, 2017--Razin,Ely As America's real estate president begins his term, it is perhaps fitting that the top loan in one of the year's first commercial mortgage-backed securities deals turns out to be for a building closely connected to the president's son-in-law and fellow real estate developer, senior White House adviser Jared Kushner.

National Real Estate Investor, Jan. 27, 2017--Bell, DianaInvestment sales volume in the commercial real estate sector for 2016 fell about 11 percent year-over-year, but sources say the decline in transactions was skewed by a "gangbuster" 2015 marked by significant platform and portfolio sales.

GoRion, Jan. 27, 2017--Bourgi, Sam Fannie Mae warns that political uncertainty around the new Republican administration and rising affordability challenges could limit U.S. housing growth in 2017.

HousingWire, Jan. 27, 2017--Swanson, BrenaThe acquisition, if completed, would position Home Point as a top-25 mortgage originator and servicer.

Reuters, Jan. 27, 2017--Leung, RichardThe U.S. Federal Reserve will stop reinvestments of its mortgage-backed securities holdings in April 2018 in an attempt to shrink its $4.2 trillion balance sheet that had ballooned from bond purchases to combat the last recession, Morgan Stanley analysts said on Friday.

Wall Street Journal, Jan. 28, 2017--Leubsdorf, BenThe U.S. ended 2016 on a familiar trajectory of roughly 2% economic growth, the lackluster trend that has prevailed through most of the current expansion and which President Donald Trump has pledged to double in the face of stubborn long-term headwinds.

HousingWire, Jan. 27, 2017--Lane, BenThe tale of Jesse Litvak may finally be moving toward an ending, as a federal jury on Friday found the former Jefferies managing director and mortgage-backed securities trader guilty on one count of fraud.

Mortgage Daily, Jan. 27, 2017On Friday, Home Point announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Stonegate Mortgage Corp. for $211 million in cash.

Mortgage Daily, Jan. 277, 2017--Garcia, SamA couple of big mortgage players have made changes to their boards of directors. Meanwhile, several regional manager appointments were among recent executive changes.

Mortgage Daily, Jan. 27, 2017Quicken Loans Inc.'s home lending volume, servicing portfolio and employee count moved up both on a quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year basis.

Chicago Daily Herald, Jan. 28, 2017--Woodard, JimAs the housing market nears full recovery, widening gaps along racial, socio-economic and generational lines are impacting the growth of the housing market and individual cities.

Bloomberg, Jan. 29, 2017--Scully, MattJPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Credit Suisse Group have given price data to the startup, New York-based Vista Capital Advisors, which rolled out the latest version of its pilot initiative this month.

National Mortgage News, Jan. 27, 2017--Sinnock, BonnieLenders have been pulling their hair out over extreme appraisal delays in the Pacific Northwest and are trying to figure out why it's happening to a greater degree there than elsewhere.

HousingWire, Jan. 27, 2017--Gaffney, JacobMark Hikel, who joined the company in July with the acquisition of UPF Services, will take over the role as CEO.

Wall Street Journal, Jan. 30, 2017--Rexrode, ChristinaThe bank is expected to announce Monday that it is selling servicing rights of 780,000 mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to a subsidiary of New Residential Investment Corp.