There’s plenty of home equity available to homeowners but interest rates are constraining originations of home equity loans. Banks remained the top three originators of home equity loans in the third quarter. (Includes three data tables.)

The Arkansas Republican is a former banker who served as deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury in the George H.W. Bush administration.

Elon Musk’s call to “delete” the CFPB hasn’t found many takers. According to mortgage industry participants, the consumer watchdog has provided stability to the industry post the 2008 financial crisis.