Rising loan servicing costs, tightening profit margins and persistent questions around regulatory oversight--particularly as the CFPB continues to shift toward a hands-off approach in many areas--have created a landscape where servicers must be agile, lean and resilient.

One in a continuing series of profiles of Premier Members of the Mortgage Bankers Association. Please contact MBA’s Alicia Goncalves, CMB for information about Premier Member spotlights.

The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Markets Committee cut the federal funds rate target by 25 basis points Sept. 17.

Redfin, Seattle, found the median U.S. asking rent rose 2.6%--or $45--year-over-year to hit $1,790 in August.

Thomas Hughes, CMB, former president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Sept. 4.

Industry news from Pragma, 3N Performance, Assurant, Outamation, RiskSpan, DocMagic, NotaryCam, Dovenmuehle and RUTH RUHL.