Preferred Partner Headlines: Week of August 8th

Top Headlines
Fannie Mae to Accept Lender-Funded Down Payment Assistance
Freddie Mac: For 1st Time Since April, Mortgage Rates Dip Below 5%
Black Knight: June Sees Record-Setting Slowdown in Home Price Growth
PHOENIX June 2022 Market Snapshot
Optimal Blue, a division of Black Knight: Weekly Market Update - 8/3/22
Fannie Mae's 2Q Net Income Rises 6% From Q1
Freddie Mac's 2Q Net Income Down 33% From Q1

Personnel Announcements
nCino Announces Executive Leadership Appointments Including Ben Miller as new SimpleNexus CEO

Blogs
Black Knight White Paper: Prepare for What's Next in Originations
Verity Global Solutions: Three Tips for Mortgage Lenders to Stabilize Net Margins
Check Out the Lender Testimonials from OptiFunder
MGIC's 'For Sale to Sold' Workshop to Wow Real Estate Agents
Black Knight: 3 Keys to Successfully Applying AI/ML to Servicing
Freddie Mac: Approaches to Low-Income Housing Climate Resiliency Vary

Media
(Podcast) The Lending Buzz: Mortgage Lenders Using Technology to Process Condo Loans Faster Despite Enhanced Guidelines, featuring CondoTek CEO, Asher Kahn
(Podcast) Eric Levin is joined by Rich Swerbinsky on The Walk - Ep. 31 Collaboration, Fintech, The Cleveland Browns & The race to differentiate
(Video) CMBA's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Podcast: InstaMortgage CEO, Shashank Shekhar Interviews CBC Mortgage Agency/Chenoa Fund's Tai Christensen
(Podcast) Lykken on Lending - 8/1/22 episode

Events
(Webinar) Aug. 8th 1 pm EST Non-QM Optimizer: Coach and Quality Meet with Verity Global Solutions
(Webinar) Aug. 10th 2 pm EST Taking the Mystery Out of eNotes with Snapdocs
(Webinar) Aug. 11th 1 pm EST National MI University Presents: Insights from the 2022 State of the Mortgage Industry Half-Time Report