A surprisingly great jobs reports for November has joined positive consumer sentiment, resilient spending and a soaring stock market as another positive sign for the U.S. economy amid concerns about a global slowdown. So reports CNBC.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council has called the rise of nonbank mortgage lenders and servicers a potential threat to financial stability. So reports Reuters.

Black Knight provided a “first look” at October 2019 month-end mortgage performance statistics derived from its loan-level database representing the majority of the national mortgage market.