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Short Takes: Will the Cities Empty Out? / A Bad Bet / New Applications Inch Up / Signs of Life in the Purchase Market / Garrett is Hiring / Plaza Home’s New SVP

May 13, 2020

Paul Muolo

MBA: “There continues to be a stark recovery in purchase applications, as most large states saw increases in activity last week"...

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Short Takes: Will the Cities Empty Out? / A Bad Bet / New Applications Inch Up / Signs of Life in the Purchase Market / Garrett is Hiring / Plaza Home’s New SVP

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Attorneys See Plenty of Fair Lending Risks Despite CFPB’s ECOA Shift

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Mortgage Complaints Filed With the CFPB Surge in 1Q

Depository Servicers End Slide in Servicing Share

Bulk Agency MSR Sales Back to Normal in First Quarter

Cars, Data Centers Drive 1Q26 ABS Issuance Surge

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