July 14, 2016
July 14, 2016
Housing markets were less affordable than their historic norms in 18% of counties across the country, according to the Home Affordability Index for the second quarter […]
July 12, 2016
July 12, 2016
Home purchase sentiment has fallen as more people have turned negative on the economy’s outlook, according to data from Fannie Mae. Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment […]
July 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
The share of U.S. adults with credit scores that are considered “subprime” fell to 20.7% in April, the 6th consecutive year-over-year decline and the lowest level since at […]
July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
The Wall Street Journal rounded up some recent surveys and reports dealing with payments, risk and security issues. Here are some of the findings. Pay Up: A […]
July 7, 2016
July 7, 2016
What a bank stands for matters more than the products it sells. This is a key insight for banks to consider if they want to work […]
July 5, 2016
July 5, 2016
The homeownership rate has fallen by more than 4 percentage points since 2008. At the same time, post-crisis reforms banned much of the risky lending that […]
July 1, 2016
July 1, 2016
Even though cybersecurity jobs can offer 6-figure salaries, generous signing bonuses and other perks, banks are struggling to find people to hire. Part of it is […]
June 29, 2016
The reputation of the banking industry as a whole nudged up to 67.1 on a 100-point scale, helped by an improving economy. The score is just […]
June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016
The Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) at Harvard University released its 2016 report on The State of the Nation’s Housing. Calling the housing sector “an […]