The Lede

National Mortgage News, Mar. 6, 2018--Bonnie Sinnock (subscription)While more than half of recent traditional home loans tracked by the Mortgage Bankers Association are purchase originations, less than 10% of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgages processed by ReverseVision's origination system get used by borrowers to buy a house.

HousingWire Mar. 6, 2018--Kelsey RamirezThe Senate passed a motion Tuesday to proceed to debate on a bill that would overhaul major parts of the Dodd-Frank Act and is expected to vote on the bill at some point this week.

Wall Street Journal, Mar. 6, 2018--Esther Fung (subscription)The delinquency rate for securitized loans in the commercial real-estate industry has dropped for eight consecutive months, defying expectations in recent years of a wave of defaults.

Mortgage Daily, Mar. 6, 2018The offering from HUD is for 650 notes that have an aggregate unpaid principal balance of $136 million.

Mortgage Daily, Mar. 6, 2018Improvements to requirements at Radian Guaranty Inc. include lower mortgage insurance premiums and the insuring of three- and four-unit residential loans.

Politico, Mar. 6, 2018--Ben White, Cristiano LimaGary Cohn is resigning as National Economic Council director amid a battle over tariffs within the Trump administration, the White House said Tuesday.

National Real Estate Investor, Mar. 6, 2018--Bendix AndersonAs the percentage of vacant apartments creeps higher in cities and towns across the country, more property managers are offering months of free rent to potential residents to get them to sign leases.

National Mortgage News, Mar. 6, 2018--Brian Collins (subscription)In passing President Trump's tax cut bill, Congress approved a new program that allows investors to defer paying taxes on capital gains if they invest in "Opportunity Zones."

Reuters, Mar. 6, 2018--Lucia MutikaniNew orders for U.S.-made goods recorded their biggest decline in six months in January and business spending on equipment appeared to be slowing after strong growth in 2017.

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