The Lede

National Mortgage News, Sept. 16, 2019--Paul Centopani (subscription)With the ongoing issue of the affordable housing crisis, the Mortgage Bankers Association got behind the Build More Housing Near Transit Act, a bipartisan bill introduced in the House.

Commercial Observer, Sept. 16, 2019Meridian Capital reported 11 percent of CRE owners surveyed said they have used opportunity zone tax incentives as part of their financing stack during the last two years.

American Banker, Sept. 16, 2019--Penny Crosman (subscription)It's a familiar scenario: A financial company offers a new high-tech service, and hackers immediately begin trying to game the system and drain money out of it.

Charlotte Business Journal, Sept. 16, 2019--Ashley Fahey, Caroline HudsonA fast-growing digital mortgage lender has ambitious hiring goals for its new office in Charlotte, N.C. New York-based Better.com seeks to hire 100 people by year's end and 1,000 within five years.

HousingWire, Aug. 16, 2019--Alcynna LloydAmerica's rental prices continued to grow in August, as RentCafé indicates the nation's average rent increased $47 from the previous year.

HousingWire, Sept. 16, 2019--Kathleen Howley The average FICO score stands at 706, a record high. That compares with 686 at the 2009 end of the Great Recession and it eclipses the 690 at the 2006 height of the housing bubble.

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