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12/02/2025

Thoughts on financial markets and economics from Simplify's Chief Strategist. Click to read Yes, I give a fig... thoughts on markets from Michael Green, by Michael W. Green, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

09/18/2025

https://www.fhfa.gov/news/news-release/us-federal-housing-allows-fannie-freddie-approve-rocket-mr-cooper-acquisition

Today U.S. Federal Housing, in keeping with its statutory responsibilities as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), allowed both Enterprises to approve Rocket Companies’ proposed acquisition of Mr. Cooper Group, subject to appropriate conditions to ensure the ongoing safety ...

02/04/2025

https://natlawreview.com/article/even-passive-trusts-maryland-extends-mortgage-lender-licensure-requirements-holders

The Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) issued new guidance and emergency regulations extending mortgage lender licensure requirements to include acquirers and assignees of residential mortgage loans on Maryland properties. This guidance stems from the Maryland Appellate Court’s decision...

01/02/2025

https://blog.alta.org/2024/02/breaking-down-the-fincen-money-laundering-rule-when-do-you-have-to-report-a-transaction.html

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would require certain people involved in real estate closings and settlements to report information to the agency about all-cash residential transactions nationwide involving le...

12/19/2024

01/25/2024

Mortgage lender loanDepot says that approximately 16.6 million people had their personal information stolen in a ransomware attack disclosed earlier this month.

12/06/2023

Realtor.com's forecast and housing market predictions on key trends that will shape the year ahead. Home prices, market trends and more as we look toward 2024.

12/06/2023

Glad they are back up and running. It was scary not to have BancServ working.

The company, one of the largest title insurance firms in the U.S., is still assessing whether the attack will have a material impact on its business.

11/07/2023

https://www.thelegaldescription.com/TLD/ArticlesTLD/Maryland-woman-pleads-guilty-to-bank-fraud-89762.aspx

A Ft. Washington, Md., woman pleaded guilty to bank fraud that resulted in nearly $150,000 of loss to a mortgage lender.

11/01/2023

Zillow Group Inc. and other real estate stocks plunged after a Missouri jury struck a fresh blow against the battered industry, finding that the National Association of Realtors colluded to maintain high brokerage commissions.

10/18/2023

The lucrative broker commission system at the heart of the US residential housing market is facing unprecedented antitrust scrutiny from the Justice Department and two private class-action lawsuits that risk weakening the National Association of Realtors, the industry’s powerful lobbying group.