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April 18, 2018

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Strong 1Q Earnings for MGIC, but NIW Declines; Freddie’s IMAGIN Pilot Gets a Mention…

In 1Q18, MGIC wrote $10.6 billion of new MI policies compared to $12.8 billion in 4Q17 and $9.3 billion in the first quarter of last year. Read More

Complaints Filed with the CFPB Surged in 1Q18

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney is considering removing the CFPB complaint database from public view… Read More

MBA Casts the Net Far and Wide for New Chief. Jeb Hensarling?

The way things stand today, those finalists include at least two industry veterans… Read More

Mortgage Industry Sees Promise in Blockchain Technology. Ranieri Enters the Space…

MISMO noted that blockchain is based on digitized, distributed ledgers… Read More

MBA: Lower Lending Profits, and Fewer Firms Making Money

An ominous sign: 80 percent of mortgage companies surveyed earned a pre-tax financial profit for the year, compared to 94 percent tin 2016. Read More

Short Takes: FHFA IG Issues Heavily Redacted Report on GSE Cybersecurity / Ditech Worries about Cybersecurity / IBM Says Nothing About Seterus (Again) / What’s in a Title? Off with Their Heads!

As a practice, IBM rarely says a word about Seterus... Read More

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