The Trump administration has been hit with another setback in its effort to avoid prosecuting a whistleblower claim against Academy Mortgage. So report Law360 and Bloomberg Law.

Bill Bodnar of The Mortgage Market Guide discusses the average mortgage rate falling below 3% as well as homebuyer and homebuilder sentiment. He also shares his thoughts on the impact of the lockdown, pandemic and remote working arrangements on these trends.

A former Florida mortgage broker has received a 15-month prison sentence after pleading guilty in a mortgage fraud scheme that cost banks more than $5 million. So reports the Tampa Bay Times.

Last week I answered a question I have received from many loan officers about succeeding now and once the pandemic is over. Here is part 2 of my response.