Biniam Gebre, the former acting commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration, is joining Accenture, the company announced this week. Gebre served as acting commission of the FHA until March 2015, when senior Department of Housing and Urban Development advisor Edward Golding took over at the FHA.

American Pacific Mortgage filed a lawsuit in federal court this week against Aspen Specialty Insurance Company, claiming that the insurance company is refusing to cover a claim filed after a hacker impersonated the mortgage company’s former CEO and stole more than $75,000 from the company.

An Employee Stock Ownership Plan, ESOP, isn’t new to the finance world. Companies across all industries take advantage of ESOPs. But while the idea dates back, Gellert Dornay, president and CEO of Axia Home Loans, which became 100% owned by its employees back in September 2016, gave a unique perspective on how this type of… Continue reading Are Employee Stock Ownership Plans the key to healthier mortgage finance companies?

At the beginning of his presidency, President Donald Trump promised to bring gross domestic product up to 4% during his term. After an advanced estimate from the Atlanta Fed showed GDP will come in at an impressive 3.8% for the third quarter, Trump supporters claimed he had kept those promises. However, not everyone agrees with… Continue reading Is President Trump on track to reach his 4% GDP campaign promise?

Over the last few weeks, report after report after report after report all show the same thing – more Americans are paying the mortgages on time right now than at any time since the housing crisis, at least. Now, a new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows that the delinquency rate for mortgages just… Continue reading Americans haven’t been this good at paying their mortgages since 2000

After seeking industry comment back in July on a section included in the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau decided to temporarily change reporting requirements for banks and credit unions that issue home-equity lines of credit. This amended final rule also contains a number of clarifications, technical corrections, and minor changes to… Continue reading CFPB temporarily adjusts HMDA rule for community banks and credit unions

The National Association of Realtors reported a decrease in existing home sales. Economists explained the dip is due to housing inventory, however demand remains strong despite increasing home prices.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a warning to seniors this week, cautioning them that taking out a reverse mortgage in order to delay claiming Social Security benefits could be a financially harmful decision. In its report, the CFPB said it investigated this practice and found that the costs and risks of obtaining a reverse… Continue reading CFPB warns about dangers of taking out a reverse mortgage to delay Social Security

Blend announced it raised $100 million in Series D funding, marking its second round of funding for the year. And now thanks to its mortgage success, which includes working with Wells Fargo and Movement Mortgage, the company revealed that it doesn’t want to stop at just mortgages. Here’s what the CEO says he sees for… Continue reading Investing in the future: Blend raises $100 million in series D funding

Existing home sales decreased in July, hitting the lowest level for the year, but it is not due to low demand for housing. In fact, as interest rates also hit their lowest level for 2017, more home buyers are flooding into the market, but housing inventory remains unable to keep up.