Bloomberg, July 19, 2016–Light, Joe
PACE program promotes clean home energy improvements, but MBA and others say loans could get borrowers into debt they can’t afford to repay.
Category: Top National News
Republican Party Calls for Significant Changes to Housing in 2016
HousingWire, July 19. 2016–Lane, Ben
Party platform blasts Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac “corrupt business model.”
MGIC Leads Mortgage Insurer Rally on Sales Gain, Housing Rebound
Bloomberg, July 19, 2016–Chiglinsky, Katherine
Radiant, Essent, Genworth Also Surge in Trading
When It Comes to GSE Reform, There’s No Need to Invent the Wheel
HousingWire, July 19, 2016–Murin, Joseph
Former Ginnie Mae CEO says Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac should be comined into a “super-GSE.”
Buy Foreclosed Home for $1,000. Sell for $70,000. Repeat
Bloomberg, July 19, 2016–Clark, Patrick
Slavic Village Recovery Project aimes to remove housing blight in Cleveland.
CFPB’s Impact, Five Years On
National Mortgage News, July 20, 2016–Berry, Kate
Agency shifts from Dodd-Frank rules to other areas.
Private Flood Insurance Bill Has Fannie, Freddie on Edge
National Mortgage News, July 20, 2016–Collins, Brian
Bill passed in House raises Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac concerns over potential losses.
Lawyers Pass the Bar. Why Don’t We Test Risk Managers?
American Banker, July 20, 2016–Mark, Bob
Author says regulators, risk management practicioners need standardized risk management best practices.
Study Finds New Reverse Mortgage Updates Reduce Default Risk By 50%
Huffington Post, July 20, 2016–Lazar, Michael
Since 2013 regulatory changes, default rates tumbled.
What Banks And Borrowers Can Do To Minimize The Risk Of A Commercial Real Estate Bubble
Forbes, July 21, 2016–Razin, Ely
Practice Safe Lending.