The Lede

MarketWatch, May 9, 2017--Laura LamagnaChase JPM announced Monday it is offering 100,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points to its customers who have Sapphire, Sapphire Preferred or Sapphire Reserve credit cards--if they open a mortgage with Chase.

National Mortgage News, May 9, 2017--Brad Finkelstein (subscription)As president and CEO of Arch MI, the new No. 1 private mortgage insurance carrier, David Gansberg has his company focused on new opportunities for growth, like the rise of millennial and low-to-moderate-income borrowers and the ever-important purchase mortgage market.

Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2017--Josh Zumbrun (subscription)The Labor Department's main jobs report in March showed a small slump in hiring, but a secondary jobs report for that month, released Tuesday, showed little change in the labor market's underlying momentum.

National Mortgage News, May 9, 2017--Glenn McCullom (subscription)National home prices are soaring, as tight inventory and high demand--not to mention higher interest rates--are making it harder for consumers to buy homes.

HousingWire, May 9, 2017--Kelsey RamirezIn short, Ocwen accuses Radian of not paying up on more than 9,000 defaulted mortgages; Radian is saying the claims are meritless.

Bloomberg, May 9, 2017--Christopher CondonPlans by Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration to reform government-backed mortgage companies could lead to a "significant shock" to the market for multi-family commercial real estate, said Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren.

Reuters, May 9, 2017--Lindsay DunsmuirBlockchain, a ledger of transactions maintained by a network of computers, first burst on to the scene as the technology underpinning bitcoin. It has gained traction all over the world for its ability to record and track the movement of assets.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 9, 2017--Paul GoresNew investors were on the verge of pumping $100 million into Guaranty Bank, a prospect that should have stopped federal regulators from shutting the Glendale-based institution last week, an investment banker who was working with the investors said Monday.

Mortgage Daily, May 9, 2017Preliminary volume of home loans closed in February was lower than any month in the past 16 years, said ATTOM Data Solutions.

Mortgage Daily, May 9, 2017Loan originations and servicing contracted on a quarter-over-quarter basis at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. But headcount continued to expand.

Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2017--Jon Sindreu (subscription)Central banks have been the world's biggest buyers of government bonds and may soon turn into sellers-a tidal shift for global markets. Yet investors can't agree on what that shift will mean.

National Mortgage News, May 10, 2017--Kate Berry (subscription)The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to launch an inquiry into small-business lending, the first step toward crafting a rule for the collection and reporting of small-business lending data.