The Lede

Washington Post, Sept. 14, 2017--Kathy OrtonAccording to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average held steady at 3.78 percent with an average 0.5 point, same as it was last week. It was 3.5 percent a year ago.

Wall Street Journal, Sept. 14, 2017--AnnaMaria Andriotis (subscription)The Federal Trade Commission Thursday said it is investigating the Equifax data breach, adding to the mounting investigations into the credit-reporting company since the attack was disclosed last week.

Wall Street Journal, Sept. 14, 2017--Ben Leubsdorf, Paul Overberg (subscription)The technology hub of San Francisco surpassed the nation's capital last year as the highest-earning large U.S. metropolitan area. Median household income in the San Francisco metro area in 2016 was $96,667, just ahead of the $95,843 figure for the Washington region, the Census Bureau announced Thursday.

National Mortgage News, Sept. 14, 2017--Kate Berry (subscription)The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may face an unsteady political environment and the potential of a leadership shakeup, but a new CFPB report on the agency's supervisory priorities has experts warning banks not to rest on their laurels.

National Mortgage News, Sept. 14, 2017--Elina Tarkazikis (subscription)Damage from Hurricane Irma could affect some $26.6 billion in commercial mortgage-backed securities, according to Morningstar Credit Ratings.

HousingWire, Sept. 14, 2017--Brena SwansonSoFi, also known as Social Finance, adamantly said it doesn't shy from criticism, stepping up to defend itself amid the recent negative news coverage on the company's alleged toxic workplace environment.

Bloomberg, Sept. 14, 2017--Oshrat CarmielRenters signed 7,061 new leases in August, the most for any month in data going back to January 2008, according to a report Thursday by appraiser Miller Samuel Inc. and brokerage Douglas Elliman Real Estate. Despite all those deals, vacancies climbed to 2.27 percent from 2.14 percent a year earlier, the first annual increase since February.

Mortgage Daily, Sept. 14, 2017Ben Anderson, who reportedly closed $242 million in home loans last year for Guaranteed Rate, has jumped to RPM Mortgage.

Mortgage Daily, Sept. 14, 2017The monthly number of government-sponsored enterprise mortgages refinanced tumbled to a two-year low. Government-supported refinances plunged to a record low.

National Mortgage News, Sept. 14, 2017--Kate Berry (subscription)Despite a direct request by six Democratic senators that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be allowed to rebuild capital, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday did little to clarify the administration's thinking on the issue.

HousingWire, Sept. 14, 2017--Brena SwansonThe idea is to assure companies that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will not take action against them as they look to launch new products and ideas in finance.

HousingWire, Sept. 14, 2017--Brena SwansonPlano, Texas-based Starkey Mortgage announced it is rebranding the company and changing its name to Certainty Home Loans, effective Oct. 2.

MBA Education holds its Advanced Risk Management Workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 26 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET at the Intercontinental Miami, in conjunction with the MBA Risk Management, QA and Fraud Prevention Conference.