Senate Democrats demand FHFA offers more details on GSE reform

Senate Democrats demand FHFA offers more details on GSE reform

… and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuch to provide more details on administration plans to end the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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An Impeachment Senate 'Trial' Is Unlike Any Other

The jockeying has already begun over the structure of President Donald Trump's Senate trial. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has discussed
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The End of Econ Blogging's Golden Age

The field was rigid and closed until Mark Thoma's Economist View's opened the … you might name Paul Krugman, or my Bloomberg Opinion colleague Tyler … Thoma posted off-the-cuff thoughts on policy, data, theory and news.
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FAR Announces HomeSafe Product Changes, Line of Credit Growth

Finance of America Reverse (FAR) today announced a series of changes to its product suite of HomeSafe proprietary reverse mortgage loans,
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Boeing Halting 737 Max Production (Podcast)

Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Airlines Analyst George Ferguson and Bloomberg News Aerospace Reporter Julie Johnsson, talk about Boeing halting
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Why things look good for the housing market right now

Single‐family housing starts, the biggest sector of the market, were at a rate of 938,000 in November, 2.4 percent above the revised October figure of
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Boris' Brexit Pledge Is Gift For 2020 Markets: Ashworth (Radio)

Marcus Ashworth, Bloomberg Opinion European markets columnist, on the pound sell-off following Boris Johnson's 2020 Brexit pledge. Hosted by
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China Overnight Lending Rates 62% Higher Than US

News Analysis. The overnight bank lending rates in China has moved 62 percent higher than in the United States as fears of financial risk and inflation
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PSA's Board Approves Merger With Fiat Chrysler

The board of French carmaker PSA Group unanimously approved a merger with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV that will create the world's
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PREVIEW: Lending to little ones

The Toy Lending Library is now located inside First United Methodist Church near downtown Sioux Falls. This new location provides more space to
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WAMC Housing Series Part 2: Short-Term Rentals And Berkshire County's Housing Crisis

Miller says the burgeoning market could test Lenox's housing supply, “where already home purchase prices are relatively high.” Then there are the
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Redfin mortgage opens Tempe hub

This week Redfin Mortgage opened a new office in Tempe to support the rapid growth and geographic expansion of its lending business. Redfin's
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Ketchum Affordable Housing Project Faces Setback

Blaine County has the most expensive housing market in Idaho, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, a national nonprofit.
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Wells Fargo & City of Philadelphia Resolve Discrimination Suit

Among other mortgage lenders — Citigroup C, JPMorgan JPM and Bank of America BAC — have also been sued for discrimination in lending
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Abrigo Partners with Accusoft to Provide an All-in-One Lending & Credit Risk Solution

TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Accusoft announced a partnership with Abrigo, a leading technology provider of compliance,
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LI home sales cool but prices keep rising, data show

The average mortgage rate was 3.73% last week, down 0.9 percentage points from a year earlier, mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported. However
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Home starts top forecasts, permits highest since 2007

Demand has been fueled by mortgage rates near a three-year low as the job market remains resilient and wage gains help put money into the pockets
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A Wild Post-Brexit Ride for UK Banks

That was quick. The British pound has already given up almost all its postelection gains, and a rally in U.K. bank shares has cooled. Boris Johnson's
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US Home Starts Exceed Forecasts, Permits Highest Since 2007

Construction of new U.S. homes increased more than forecast in November and permits to build climbed to a 12-year high as the housing-market
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The year in real estate technology

Technology touched every part of the industry this year, as massive amounts of capital continued flowing into real estate, both for startups and
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