HUD has been criticized by consumer advocates who feel the agency's NPL auctions have unfairly benefitted private equity firms and hedge funds at the expense of troubled borrowers.
Proponents of the mortgage interest tax deduction point out that the real estate and mortgage industries employ thousands upon thousands of workers with spillover to other sectors...
Originators were asked if TRID has affected their willingness to originate small loans. Roughly 53.8 percent said “no change,” while 46.2 percent said “yes, moderately.”