Incorporating alternative data into the underwriting model with rigorous front-end control may help eliminate racial inequality in housing, according to industry analysts.
Many potential buyers haven’t been able to take advantage of low mortgage rates because home prices have increased faster than income, limiting affordability.
The Independent Community Bankers of America said it plans to collaborate with the CFPB to test certain community bank-inspired improvements to the TRID rule through the trial disclosure “sandbox” program.
Retail lending reigned supreme in the second quarter as lenders facing an onslaught of consumer demand focused on the most efficient and profitable production strategy. (Includes two data charts.)