Foreclosures Vs. Fallopian Tubes
BLOG VIEW: In the course of the Republican presidential primary campaign, there have been several bold and intriguing ideas on how to reshape...
The Housing Market And The Fed
WORD ON THE STREET: The Federal Reserve has a keen interest in the state of housing and has been actively engaged in analyzing...
MISMO Conversions Help Ease Post-M&A Integrations
REQUIRED READING: The entire mortgage industry is at a crossroads. As the market traverses through the chaos caused by the housing industry collapse,...
Charting Mortgage Fraud’s Future By Learning From The Past
REQUIRED READING: The philosopher George Santayana once famously observed, 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' Santayana did not...
Daniel C. Consuegra Examines The Mortgage Servicing Miasma
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Despite the hoopla surrounding last month's $25 billion foreclosure settlement, the mortgage servicing industry is still facing more than...
Removing The Veil Of Poverty
BLOG VIEW: In 2010, 15.1% of all Americans - 39.3 million people - were living in poverty, according to the National Poverty Center...
HUD’s Donovan: What We’re Fighting For
WORD ON THE STREET: In his State of the Union address, President Obama talked about middle class folks who have done everything right,...
In Defense Of The Federal Home Loan Bank System
REQUIRED READING: The 12 regional Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) are a critical resource to community banks, the vast majority of which are...
Expecting The Worst: A Disaster Recovery Primer
REQUIRED READING: Last year was marked by unprecedented weather scenarios that, in retrospect, have left a lingering thought in the minds of many:...
Jim Warren: The Road From REO To Rental
PERSON OF THE WEEK: With the Federal Reserve recently offering a white paper that advocated for the use of real estate owned (REO)...
The Six Keys To Masterful Deal Making
BLOG VIEW: This week's Blog View is guest-authored by Arthur Wylie, CEO of Charlotte, N.C.-based Arthur Wylie Enterprises and author of 'Only the...
Now About That Economic Recovery…
WORD ON THE STREET: Why isn't our economy doing better? What's holding us back? The answer is that the bursting of the housing...
The Factors That Shape Today’s Lender-Placed Insurance Market
REQUIRED READING: With the continued depreciation of residential home values, elevated construction costs and seemingly greater frequency of devastating natural disasters, lender-placed insurance...
What Can The Industry Learn From The VA Mortgage Program?
REQUIRED READING: There are many unanswered questions that arose from the subprime mortgage crisis and subsequent foreclosure surge - the most crucial one...
Jennifer Fortier: Time To Be Entrepreneurial
PERSON OF THE WEEK: This may seem like a very challenging time to start a new business in the mortgage banking industry, but...
From Audacity To Mendacity
BLOG VIEW: In announcing the Feb. 9 shakedown - whoops, sorry, settlement - between the nation's five major banks and a coalition of...
Obama: We Need To Expand Federal Housing Policy
WORD ON THE STREET: In my State of the Union, I laid out my blueprint for an economy that's built to last. That...
What To Consider When Hiring A Commercial Real Estate Developer
REQUIRED READING: In today's turbulent economy, any organization looking to start a new construction project faces certain challenges. Choosing the right commercial real...
A Hedger’s Guide To ARM Price Discovery
REQUIRED READING: Notwithstanding recent market volatility and a drop in rates, many secondary marketing managers have contemplated the possibility of higher adjustable-rate mortgage...
Rob Pyatt: A New Approach To American Indian Housing
PERSON OF THE WEEK: For too many years, the housing situation on American Indian reservations and tribal lands has been dismal. However, a...