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GSEs Announce Enhancements To Flex Modification

Adjustments to the home retention program will take effect in December

Diversity & Inclusion
Mortgage Payments Increase $55 From March To April

Purchase Applicants Paid 6.8% More Compared To Last Year

Analysis and Data
May 30, 2024
The Interest
Trusting The Process

Listen to Lone Star LO Magazine's May 2024 cover story.

Community
May 30, 2024
NMP The Covery Story Podcast
Consumer Confidence Rose In May

Conference Board's monthly survey shows improvement, but recession concerns still looming

Analysis and Data
FHA Enacts New Cybersecurity Reporting Requirements

FHA mortgagees experiencing a potential or actual cyberattack must notify HUD within 12 hours.

Regulation and Compliance
Loan Applications Decrease 5.7% Last Week

An uptick in rates caused decline in applications leading up to Memorial Day weekend

Analysis and Data
Non-QM
Black Homeownership Rate Increases But Remains Below 2004 Level

Nearly one in four Black mortgage applicants are denied, versus one in 10 white applicants.

Diversity & Inclusion
Analysis and Data
Kind Lending Names Tammy Richards As Chief Operating Officer

Richards held positions formerly at loanDepot, Caliber Home Loans

People On The Move