Each week, HousingWire interviews financial services experts who can help make sense of the latest headlines, sponsored by our partners at Blend. This week, Ben Lane, the newly appointed managing editor of HousingWire’s editorial team, discusses his experiences in covering the housing economy for the last five and a half years. Additionally, Lane touches base on the massive mortgage partnership between State Farm and Quicken Loans, and Fannie Mae’s recently updated mortgage forecast.

Last week, State Farm and Quicken Loans announced that State Farm’s licensed loan originators will now be able to originate mortgages using Quicken’s Rocket Mortgage platform, and Fannie Mae issued a new forecast that predicts the average U.S. rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage will sit at 3.7% in the second half of 2019.

This week, Rich Weidel, the CEO of Princeton Mortgage, explains why accessing loan origination risks is essential to staying afloat in the mortgage industry. Additionally, Weidel touches base on the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Stearns Holding (the parent company of Stearns Lending) and the U.S. closing of real estate company Purplebricks.

Earlier this week, Stearns announced the company was launching a comprehensive financial restructuring plan to realign its business, and Purplebricks indicated it planned to refocus its growth efforts in the U.K. and Canada.

The Housing News podcast is a weekly wrap of HousingWire's top news stories. Each week, HousingWire interviews mortgage and real estate experts who can help make sense of the latest headlines. 

This week, Anthony Casa, the chairman of the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts and the founder and former president of Garden State Home Loans, explains why President Donald Trump's decision to back the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act is good news for the mortgage industry.

The Housing News podcast is a weekly wrap of HousingWire's top news stories. Each week, HousingWire interviews mortgage and real estate experts who can help make sense of the latest headlines. 

This week, Alec Hanson, LoanDepot’s SVP and Pacific Southwest division manager, and TJ Freeborn, SVP of Customer Experience, discuss the importance of incorporating human interaction within the loan origination process.

The Housing News podcast is a weekly wrap of HousingWire's top news stories. Each week, HousingWire interviews mortgage and real estate experts who can help make sense of the latest headlines. 

This week, Mason-McDuffie Mortgage's Vice President of Development and Regional Manager Phil Treadwell explains how mortgage professionals can best navigate a low interest rate environment.

The Housing News podcast is a weekly wrap of HousingWire's top news stories. Each week, HousingWire interviews mortgage and real estate experts who can help make sense of the latest headlines. 

This week, Cobalt Credit Union’s Chief Lending Officer Alan Stoltenberg discusses the importance of putting power back into the hands of homebuyers.

The Housing News podcast is a weekly wrap of HousingWire's top news stories. HousingWire Editor-in-Chief Jacob Gaffney interviews Norm Creveling, the chief lending officer for Wings Financial Credit Union. In this episode, Creveling talks about the emergence of digital mortgages, the current housing market, and trends in consumer credit scores. Don’t miss it!

The Housing News podcast is a weekly wrap of HousingWire's top news stories. HousingWire Editor-in-Chief Jacob Gaffney interviews Tim Mayopoulos, the President of Blend. In this episode, Mayopoulos discusses his transition from GSE to Fintech, as well as the current market outlook for mortgage lenders.

The Housing News podcast is a weekly wrap of HousingWire's top news stories. HousingWire Editor-in-Chief Jacob Gaffney interviews Alpa Lally, Experian’s Vice President of Data Business at Consumer Information Services. As an American immigrant, Lally brings listeners a unique perspective from within the credit reporting services.

The Housing News podcast is a weekly wrap of HousingWire's top news stories. This week, Jacob Gaffney talks with John Pataky, TIAA Bank’s EVP and chief consumer and commercial banking executive. With GDP coming in strong, is the chance of recession finally remote, or is the sky falling? Plus, if your tech isn't what Millennials want, can you survive long term? Listen to find out.