A “perfect storm” is paving the way for growth in home equity investment contracts, with originations and secondary market activity both on the upswing for the emerging asset class, industry leaders said this week. Tailwinds behind the product gives reason for optimism, according to Mark Ginsberg, an expert in securitized products originations at Barclays Investment […]
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The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed bipartisan legislation to rein in trigger leads. That follows the House Financial Services Committee’s unanimous approval of the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, an amendment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, earlier in the week. The mortgage industry now awaits as lawmakers work to reconcile minor differences between the House
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Bloomberg News A federal judge rejected the Trump administration’s effort to undo a redlining settlement between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a Chicago mortgage lender whose CEO made comments on a talk-radio show that the agency had alleged discouraged potential Black homebuyers from applying for home loans. On Thursday, District Court Judge Franklin U.
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