Too Much Income Devoted to Making Rent

Renters are struggling, and it’s no wonder why. The income that the average American needs in order to pay rent tops six figures in some cities.

Minnesota becomes last state to implement speedier LO licensing

The Mortgage Bankers Association announced Wednesday the Minnesota Department of Commerce became the last regulator to announce their adoption of the Uniform State Test. The MBA sent out a letter to its members, recognizing the work it took to come to this point.

August Kudos: Celebrating milestones, launches and awards in the mortgage industry

Glassdoor, the workspace-satisfaction ratings website, recently announced the winners of its Employees’ Choice Awards, including seven housing market titans. The list featured CEOs from Ellie Mae, Taylor Morrison, Keller Williams, Yardi Systems and more.

2018 Women of Influence: Amy White

Amy White, vice president of correspondent lending product management for Texas Capital Bank, is an industry leader and the heart and soul behind a number of instrumental product rollouts and business expansions at Texas Capital Bank.

Outside the classroom

The conversation around student loan debt and its economic impact on Millennials, those born from 1980 to 1998, has some questioning whether the future of the American Dream is in jeopardy. The nation’s student loan debt has soared to $1.4 trillion, surpassing credit cards in becoming the largest source of personal debt outside a mortgage.

2018 Women of Influence: Renee Schultz

Renee Schultz, senior vice president of capital markets at Fannie Mae, has been with the government-sponsored enterprise for 20 years, weathering the housing crisis and helping provide liquidity to 1,200 lenders with her team through establishing and implementing credit pricing terms, executing strategies to transfer credit risk associated with Fannie Mae’s single-family business, the trading of mortgage-backed securities, purchasing and subsequent securitizing of whole loans and through the Early Funding program.

2018 Women of Influence: Julie Piepho

Julie Piepho, president of national operations at Cornerstone Home Lending, recently received the Andrew D. Woodward Distinguished Award from the Mortgage Bankers of America as well as an award from the Minority Mortgage Bankers Association.

2018 Women of Influence: Barbara Yolles

Yolles’ leadership and uncanny ability to galvanize organizations and inspire key stakeholders challenged the category and those who think lending is only about rates and FICO scores. Instead, Yolles believes it is about the lives and aspirations of more than a million Americans trying to make their dreams come true.

HOT or NOT August: What’s trending in housing right now

Companies should keep an eye on these three cybersecurity trends, plus more homeowners are cashing in on equity and the Fed is considering eliminating the pass/fail score on bank stress tests. Read more inside!

2018 Women of Influence: Ann Song

Ann Song joined LRES in 2014 as the director of REO Asset Management, but her talent, knowledge and determination were all readily apparent and she quickly made her way up the company ladder.
Now serving as vice president of operations, Song oversees the company’s appraisal operations group, including the valuation assignment and quality control departments.