Industry keeps up pressure on CFPB over QMHousingWire (Friday, 27 April) - A group of 22 industry trade associations sent a fresh letter to the CFPB, lobbying for a safe harbor provision under the upcoming Qualified Mortgage rule.read more...
Fidelity Study Shows 44% Income Gap for RetireesLegacy Reverse Mortgage (Friday, 27 April) - Fidelity Investments estimates that the typical retiree’s income will fall more than 40% short of what they need for living expenses. Here's a little more in-depth insight into this recently...
Friday Round Up: MetLife Quits Reverse MortgagesReverse Mortgage Daily (Friday, 27 April) - In case you missed it, here’s what happened in reverse mortgage news this week. MetLife exited the reverse mortgage business. In an announcement Thursday, MetLife stated its decision to leave...
Fitch: CMBS default rate nears 13%HousingWire (Friday, 27 April) - Fitch Ratings reported 12.96% of the $564 billion fixed-rate CMBS market went into default in the first quarter, but problem loans could be stabilizing.read more...
GDP report mixed for U.S. householdsHousingWire (Friday, 27 April) - Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.2%, though households were only able to increase their spending at that pace by running down their savings rate to...