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Lending by Minority-Owned Institutions Not Exactly What You’d Expect
Minority-owned institutions might be expected to show different lending patterns than majority-owned ones. And they do. But some of them are patterns you might not expect. They do lend a lot (more than a third of their volume) to minorities. But they vary considerably...
No Rest for Weary HMDA Filers
As the March 1 deadline for filing Home Mortgage Disclosure Act looms and lenders work overtime to meet it, there are some HMDA filers that aren’t getting an Excedrin headache over the huge annual data roundup. That’s because while the biggest upcoming changes to HMDA...
The Credit Union Mortgage Universe Is Wide
The credit union mortgage universe is a wide one, with originators spanning the gamut from some of the biggest originators in the country down to thousands too small to be counted. The biggest CU mortgage lender in 2014, Navy Federal, made $8.3 billion in loans,...
A Way to Navigate Community Reinvestment
I’ve been intrigued by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act ever since the Atlanta Journal-Constitution won a Pulitzer Prize by using its data to demonstrate a pervasive lack of lending in some of Atlanta’s inner city zipcodes. I’ve always had a big interest in community...