The Lede

Mortgage Women Magazine, September 2017--Marcia DaviesMBA COO Marcia Davies says creating a space for women to advance and providing tools so they can reach their full potential must be a collective goal of the real estate finance industry.

Wall Street Journal, Sept. 18, 2017--Nick Timiraos (subscription)The Federal Reserve resorted to a series of shock-and-awe stimulus campaigns to stabilize the economy after the financial crisis. Now the Fed is preparing the final move to unwind its support--and it wants to be as boring as possible.

National Mortgage Professional, Sept. 18, 2017--Phil HallA new survey found only 20 percent of Millennial respondents own a home while carrying a student debt load ($41,200) greater than their annual income ($38,800).

HousingWire, Sept. 18, 2017--Jacob GaffneyHousingWire Editor in Chief says latest issues must spur Congress to take action on a number of housing finance fronts.

Bloomberg, Sept. 18, 2017--Shahien NasiripourThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had accused the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts of illegally collecting from thousands of distressed borrowers using faulty paperwork, back-dated documents and other deceptive or unfair means.

Mortgage Daily, Sept. 18, 2017Including loan officers at financial institutions and at non-bank mortgage firms, there were 562,469 people registered in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System as of the second quarter.

Mortgage Daily, Sept. 18, 2017Over the past year, the nation's banks have given up mortgage market share to non-bank home lenders. Credit union share also widened.

Voice of America, Sept. 18, 2017--Jim RandleU.S. central bank leaders are expected to hold the key interest rate steady this week, but they may begin trimming a huge bond-buying program that was intended to boost economic growth.