Ellie Mae CEO: Initial Discomfort over TRID Now Over

HousingWire, Mar. 21, 2016–Swanson, Brena
Nearly six months after the implementation of TRID and the market finally turned a corner as the time to close all loans decreased to 46 days, which is the shortest time to close since May 2015, said Ellie Mae President and CEO Jonathan Corr.

Now Coming to the Commercial-Property Market: Defaults

Wall Street Journal, Mar. 8, 2016–Brown, Eliot
New signs of weakness are surfacing in the commercial-property market, ending a half-decade run of improvement with steadily climbing values.

GSE Reform is Happening: Are People Paying Attention?

HousingWire, Mar. 8, 2016–Olson, Scott
No one should be misled by the lack of comprehensive congressional action into thinking that GSE reform is on hold. Fundamental reforms already have or are now taking place–reforms that reduce risk, protect taxpayers and build on lessons we learned from the 2008 crisis.

Shed Light on Fair Lending to Avoid Compliance Blind Spots

National Mortgage News, Mar. 9, 2016–Karen, Ari
New products and technology can help assure lenders that borrowers better understand their options and participate in lending decisions in real time during the origination process, and track and record those efforts for later use.

Private-Label Securities Market Languishes at 90% Off Peak

HousingWire, Mar. 9, 2016–Swanson, Brena
The private-label securities market stands nowhere close to where it used to over the past eight years. The Urban Institute addresses in a blog what’s going on in the PLS market, along with the areas that need still need a lot of groundwork in order to revive the market.

MGIC: Primary New Mortgage Insurance Grows 5.5% from Last Year

HousingWire, Mar. 9, 2016–Thompson, Kelsey
Primary new mortgage insurance grew 5.5% from last year, inching up from $165.8 billion to $174.9 billion, MGIC Investment’s February operational summery of its insurance subsidiaries for its primary mortgage insurance reported.