Processing, HELOC Tools; FEMA and Detention Center Funding; Freddie’s Net Worth Hits $65 Billion

As hundreds of attendees add Bob Seger, Madonna, Eminem, and Stevie Wonder to their playlists in preparation for the MMLA conference starting this weekend in Michigan, and my son Robbie hunkers down in the rain in Sheboygan, WI., I received this note. “We’re a nationwide lender and have begun the hunt for a new AMC. Any suggestions?” Nope, but a solid place to start is at this Marketplace, a free centralized hub for vendors and service providers across the mortgage industry to be viewed by lenders. You may be nationwide, but all real estate is local, with different pros and cons. For example, at the MBA Hawai’i conference, HOA and…