The Lede

The Real Deal New York, Sept. 19, 2017--Konrad PutzierNine months after agreeing to a $7.2 billion settlement with U.S. regulators, Deutsche Bank is on top of the New York City real estate lending world.

Wall Street Journal, Sept. 19, 2017--Ezequiel Minaya (subscription)Progressive Corp. swung to a loss in August, the company reported Tuesday, with Hurricane Harvey more than tripling the insurer's catastrophe losses in the period compared to last year.

National Mortgage News, Sept. 19, 2017--Bonnie Sinnock (subscription)A mortgage investors' group is calling for Freddie Mac to change policies related to how delinquencies from recent storms affect certain credit risk transfer securities.

Bloomberg, Sept. 19, 2017--Elizabeth DexheimerAs a Barack Obama appointee who supports tough bank regulation, Richard Cordray was never going to be popular in a federal government controlled by Republicans. But Cordray is proving effective at driving state GOP officials crazy too over his refusal to say whether he will step down as director of the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to run for governor of Ohio as a Democrat.

Mortgage Daily, Sept. 19, 2017As of Aug. 31, Ginnie Mae reported $1.8706 trillion in mortgage-backed securities outstanding, according to monthly operational data.

National Mortgage News, Sept. 20, 2017--Kyle Kamrooz (subscription)The mortgage industry is suffering from shiny object syndrome, and it's hampering the progress we could be making toward true innovation and transformation.

Reuters, Sept. 19, 2017--Jonathan StempelA federal judge ordered Allied Home Mortgage Corp, Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corp and Chief Executive Jim Hodge to pay $296.3 million to the U.S. government after a jury found them liable for inducing the government into insuring risky home loans, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday.

National Mortgage News, Sept. 19, 2017--Kate Berry, Ian McKendry (subscription)Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray allegedly misled Congress about the agency's investigation into Wells Fargo's illegal sales practices and may have rushed a settlement with the bank, according to a new report by the Republican staff of the House Financial Services Committee.

HousingWire, Sept. 19, 2017--Ben LaneOcwen Loan Servicing, a subsidiary of Ocwen Financial, reached a $17.5 million settlement that covers a pair of lawsuits that accused Ocwen of calling consumers' cellphones without their consent, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Bloomberg, Sept. 19, 2017--Lisa AbramowiczThe company has sought to prop up its failing business model for years by shuffling debt around and adding leverage to less-encumbered assets. This has undermined the extra safety and value that the real estate should have provided.

Mortgage Daily, Sept. 19, 2017--Sam GarciaTopics to be covered at several upcoming mortgage-related events include compliance risk, housing risk and mortgage technology. One forum will tackle multifamily issues.