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Market Dynamics Will Dictate Fraud Risk Outlook: First American

First American Financial Corporation released the First American Loan Application Defect Index for August 2019. Read more...

Discover Home Equity Loans Crosses $1B Landmark

Discover Home Equity Loans has topped $1 billion in total loan balance and doubled origination volume in each of the last two years. So reports the Chicago Daily Herald. Read more...

Homebuyers Value Diversity—Except in Political Views: Redfin

While U.S. homebuyers are increasingly embracing most kinds of diversity, many have a harder time breaking out of their political bubbles, a Redfin survey suggests. So reports the Houston Chronicle. Read more...

Bill Bodnar of MMG: What to Share with Clients About the Unbelievability Volatility

This week, Bill Bodnar discusses the impact of slowing global economies, keeping economic expansion alive, the Fed rate cut, and the upcoming jobs report. Read more...

Fitch Ratings Adds Consolidated Analytics to its List of Accepted Third Party Review (TPR) Firms

Consolidated Analytics announced it has been added to Fitch Ratings’ list of accepted TPR firms. Read more...

Economy Reliant on Consumer Spending, Susceptible to Downside Risks

As other parts of the economy begin to exhibit weakness, consumer spending–supported by continued worker compensation growth–remains the primary driver of the current economic expansion, according to the latest commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group. Read more...

How Deep Is the GSE ‘Economic Moat’?

When policymakers focus on legislative reform of the two major government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), a core principle widely espoused is to increase competition, to get away from the Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae duopoly–a view held by more than just Republican officials. So writes Don Layton from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvary University. Read more...

CFPB to Revamp Consumer Complaints Database

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has unveiled long-awaited changes to its consumer complaint database. So reports Reuters. Read more...

Homebuyer Demand for Mortgages Rises: MBA

Purchasers of homes do not appear to have been held back by recent weeks’ uptick in interest rates. So reports CNBC, citing a pair of reports from the Mortgage Bankers’ Association. Read more...

Fed Cuts Rates Again By a Quarter Point

The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for a second straight meeting, amid worries about global economic growth. So reports CNN. Read more...

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