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fromwww.housingwire.com
3 days ago

Debate intensifies over single-file credit report plan for mortgages

Eric Ellman, president of the National Consumer Reporting Association (NCRA) said we learned from the 2008 housing crisis that more data is better than less data, especially when the financial stakes are so high. He added, The cost of being right for spending an extra $100 is so much stronger a case to make than the downside risk for a consumer who might lose thousands over the lifetime of a loan.
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fromFortune
3 months ago

A risky mortgage instrument that helped spark the Great Financial Crisis is on the rise but 3 things are different this time around | Fortune

Adjustable-rate mortgages are resurging, offering lower initial payments but carrying reset risk; lending standards and regulatory oversight have changed since the mid-2000s.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
3 months ago

TransUnion warns against single credit pull for mortgages

Adopting a single-pull credit report system could reduce consumer costs but would render millions ineligible, increase borrower costs, and raise systemic mortgage-market risk.
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