Win some, lose some: Appraisers wrestle with the CFPB’s dismantling

Some housing industry professionals have cheered the Trump administration’s actions to disable the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), but appraisers have mixed feelings about it.On one hand, they welcome the end of the Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Interagency Task Force,

Hawaii bill seeking state-run reverse mortgage program appears dead for now

A bill in the state of Hawaii that seeks to establish a state-run equivalent of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program appears to be dead in its current form, having failed to reach key deadlines following its submission to three different legislati

M&A: Run your business like it’s for sale, so it never has to be 

Managing M&A Integration for mortgage companies is like being a wedding planner for arranged marriages. Not everyone is happy to be at this party, but I’ll be damned if they aren’t 1. impressed with the aesthetic and 2. dancing and laughing by the end of the night.Mergers and acquisitions amongst no