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Mortgage Lending Changed. The Federal Home Loan Bank System Hasn’t Kept Up

Mortgage Lending Changed. The Federal Home Loan Bank System Hasn’t Kept Up

by John G. Stevens | Aug 26, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Home Loan Bank System was created in 1932. I don’t bring up that date because there is anything inherently wrong with a 94-year-old institution. Some of the most important pieces of our housing-finance system have been around for generations. I bring...
Housing Groups Ask Pulte to Delay New Condo Financing Requirements

Housing Groups Ask Pulte to Delay New Condo Financing Requirements

by Phil Hall | Jul 10, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A trio of housing industry organizations – the Community Associations Institute, the Community Home Lenders of America, and the National Association of Mortgage Brokers – have called on Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte to enact a one-year...
Bill Giambrone, co-founder of Platinum Home Mortgage, Dies at 60

Bill Giambrone, co-founder of Platinum Home Mortgage, Dies at 60

by Phil Hall | Aug 6, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Bill Giambrone, the co-founder of Platinum Home Mortgage Corp. and the Community Home Lenders Association (CHLA), passed away on Aug. 5 at the age of 60. Giambrone teamed with his brother Michael Giambrone to create Platinum Home Mortgage in 1993. Thirty years later,...

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