The Lede

Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2018--Andrew Ackerman, Siobhan Hughes (subscription)The House will soon vote on a Senate-approved bill to ease rules for small and midsize banks, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Tuesday, a move that would allow the bill to clear Congress and become law.

Scotsman Guide, May 8, 2018--Victor WhitmanOverall mortgage credit availability held steady in April even as government loan programs tightened slightly, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.

Washington Post, May 8, 2018--Robert PinnegarInstead of viewing renting as a short-term phase, an increasing number of residents are choosing rental housing specifically because it offers a more flexible lifestyle than homeownership.

National Mortgage News, May 8, 2018--Elina Tarkazikis, Brad Finkelstein (subscription)There were one million fewer mortgages originated in 2017 compared to 2016, according to new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data released by the Federal Financial Institution Examination Council and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Public Citizen, May 8, 2018--Michael TanglisEight of the 10 financial institutions that are the subjects of the most complaints in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau public database contributed to acting Director Mick Mulvaney while he was in Congress, according to an analysis published by Public Citizen.

New York Times, May 8, 2018--Glenn ThrushCivil rights advocates sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over enforcement of the 50-year-old Fair Housing Act, part of an effort to prevent discrimination in the allocation of funds for Gulf Coast hurricane housing and infrastructure reconstruction.

Mortgage Daily, May 9, 2018Although demand for several single-family products has softened at larger financial institutions, smaller ones are seeing growing demand--especially on non-agency loans. It was similar for commercial real estate, the Federal Reserve said.

Mortgage Daily, May 8, 2018Capital One Financial Corp. is selling the loans to Credit Suisse AG-subsidiary DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc. The loan sale follows Capital One's previously announced exit from the origination of residential and home-equity loans.

Washington Post, May 9, 2018--Michele LernerThe rate of would-be borrowers getting turned down for a mortgage is almost half of what it was a decade ago, according to an analysis by real estate marketplace Zillow, but that doesn't mean you're guaranteed a loan approval.

HousingWire, May 8, 2018--Caroline BasileIn a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the credit reporting agency broke down in detail the types of--and how much exactly--sensitive personal information was exposed to hackers in the breach.

Reuters, May 8, 2018--Lucia MutikaniU.S. job openings surged to a record high in March, suggesting that a recent slowdown in hiring was probably the result of employers having difficulties finding qualified workers.