Linkage: The Basis Point’s Hot Topics January 2017

This is the first Originations Linkfest in ages and the main goal is to clear browser tabs that accumulated while I was rebuilding site. After this, Originations will resume a normal flow with a manageable list of daily reads. But this backlog does present a good snapshot of topics I’ll be commenting on as the deep freeze ends.
So if these interest you, please return to originate your daily lending, housing, consumer finance reading here.
Originations is set up to make it very easy to track what you’ve read: each link will turn very light after you’ve read it.
- Real Estate Media Mogul Brad Inman's 11 Predictions For 2017 Housing(inman.com)
- VIDEO: Why Rising Rates Won't Hurt Home Prices(nationalmortgagenews.com)
- Home Prices Will Look For Cheaper Homes If Rates Reach 5%(redfin.com)
- What Happens To Homebuying Power As Rates Rise?(themortgagereports.com)
- Lenders struggle to adapt to higher rates(wsj.com)
- HELOCs will rise with Fed hikes in 2017(cnbc.com)
- Reverse Mortgages Shake Loan Shark Image, Fight For Respectability(freep.com)
- Married Couples Miss A Tax Code Break For Jumbo Mortgages(chicagotribune.com)
- Non-Bank Mortgage Lender Market Share as of October 2016(cnbc.com)
- September 2016 FHA Performance Report(nationalmortgagenews.com)
- FHA To Allow Spot Approvals On Condos Again(portal.hud.gov)
- Fannie Mae pilots cash-out rate add waiver on student loan consolidations - Sofi first, rest of market in Q1(housingwire.com)
- Fannie Mae is going deeper on credit report analysis as of now(mobile.nytimes.com)
- Fannie/Freddie Would Be Lender-Owned In Demarco's Plan(bloomberg.com)
- Trump's Treasury Pick Mnuchin Claims He'll Overhaul Fannie/Freddie(foxbusiness.com)
- What Mnuchin Means For Mortgage Market(wsj.com)
- Fannie/Freddie should exit government grip, Mnuchin says(bloomberg.com)
- Battle Lines Form Over Mortgage Interest Deduction(rollcall.com)
- Trump vs. CFPB - The Battle Ahead(nationalmortgagenews.com)
- Consumer Finance Main Regulator's Stance On Cross Selling By Financial Firms(s3.amazonaws.com)
- Why Investors Own Mortgage Backed Securities(money.usnews.com)
- Can We Ignore The Alarm Bells The Bond Market Is Ringing? (mobile.nytimes.com)
- State of The Nation's Housing In 2016 - Harvard Joint Center For Housing(jchs.harvard.edu)
- November 2016 Housing Chartbook from Urban Institute(urban.org)
- Not All Credit Scores Are Created Equal - overview of different models(experian.com)
- 4 Ways To Ensure Your Online Lender Is Credible - me on Zillow(zillow.com)
- Mortgage Execs Must Do More Than Declare Technology Is A Priority(nationalmortgagenews.com)
- Legal Risks of Choosing The Wrong Tech Vendor if You're A Lender(bna.com)
- Lenders Divided On Uber-Like Tech Disruptors (nationalmortgagenews.com)
- Top 5 Ways Technology Reinvents Getting A Mortgage(housingwire.com)
- Why Lenders Still Don't Get Millennials (housingwire.com)
- Digital Mortgage Startup Du Jour Has Worst Name Yet: Morty(cnbc.com)
- 2015 Goldman Fintech lending report that still has good stats in it (betandbetter.com)
- How To Negotiate With A Liar(hbr.org)
- The Untold Story of Napoleon Hill, Greatest Self-Help Scammer Of All Time(paleofuture.gizmodo.com)
- Lessons on managing multiple brands from Starwood and Marriott(bloomberg.com)
- Mann, Pacino, De Niro Reflect On The Greatest Bank Heist Movie of All Time On Heat's 20th Anniversary(laist.com)
- Bank Heist Update: This Caper Was Done By A Real Tight Crew(thedailybeast.com)
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck(markmanson.net)
- Littlefinger's "Chaos Is A Ladder" speech from Game Of Thrones(m.reddit.com)
