The Lede

CNBC, Mar. 29, 2017--Diana Olick Homebuyers are trickling back into the mortgage market, but not enough to offset the industry's steep and steady drop in refinance business, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.

Washington Post, Mar. 29, 2017--Kenneth HarneyA new federal legal settlement with a major credit bureau said the only "credit score" that matters is the one your lender uses to evaluate you, not some random score you got on a website.

Business Insider, Mar. 27, 2017--Akin OyedeleThe commercial real estate market is showing cracks and will peak this year, Morgan Stanley analysts forecast.

HousingWire, Mar. 29, 2017--Brena SwansonTech world lenders and vendors filled the expo hall at the Mortgage Bankers Association's National Technology in Mortgage Banking Conference and Expo, but there was one element clearly lacking: young professionals, commonly dubbed Millennials.

Sacramento Bee, Mar. 29, 2017--Richard ChangBank of America Corp. was told to pay a $46 million judgment last week after it wrongfully foreclosed on a Lincoln, Calif. couple during the recession.

Mortgage Daily, Mar. 29, 2017In its Monthly Complaint Report, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported 26,262 financial services complaints filed in February. Mortgage complaints fell to 3,715 in February from 4,195 in January.

Mortgage Daily, Mar. 29, 2017The Troubled Asset Relief Program, created to bail out the nation's banks during the financial crisis has earned nearly $22 billion for U.S. taxpayers.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mar. 30, 2017--Scott SheldonA 50-year mortgage may be an option, but there are also considerable drawbacks.

National Mortgage News, Mar. 29, 2017--Brad Finkelstein (subscription)February's consumer demand for housing was the strongest ever for that month, but a lack of supply will likely leave many disappointed.

HousingWire, Mar. 29, 2017--Brena SwansonBetween the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's court case with PHH and a handful of bills circulating trying to overhaul it, the one thing that is for sure is that something will have to change, even if it's simply CFPB Director Richard Cordray fulfilling his term and walking away in July 2018.

Bloomberg, Mar. 29, 2017--Joe LightA bipartisan group of senators told Mel Watt, the regulator who oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, that he shouldn't allow the companies to recapitalize without congressional approval.

Politico, Mar. 29, 2017--Lorraine Woellert; Zachary Warmbrodt (subscription)Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will make a $10 billion payment to Treasury this week as planned amid mounting political pressure over the transfer. MBA President and CEO David Stevens said given post-election momentum for Fannie and Freddie reform, "now would be exactly the wrong time for the regulator to independently recapitalize the GSEs."