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title: "Weekly Roundup: March 9, 2018"
description: Amazon is getting in the mortgage lending business, RESPA needs to be reconsidered after a court decision, and it's been approved to debate Dodd Frank.
image: https://blog.knowledgecoop.com/hubfs/march%209.jpg
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# Weekly Roundup: March 9, 2018

![Picture of Jenn Theone](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/a7bf8794e52cb5cf6649ea97629420ca) By   Jenn Theone  ·   1 minute read

Don't loose track of the latest in the mortgage industry - Watch our video on last week's hottest news!

March 9, 2018

- Amazon is hiring for the head of their newly formed mortgage lending division. Learn more from HousingWire [here](https://www.housingwire.com/blogs/1-rewired/post/42706-amazon-hiring-head-of-newly-formed-mortgage-lending-division). 
- The Senate has approved a procedural motion to start a formal debate on amending Dodd-Frank. Read about the proposals & the Democratic divide [here](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/politics/banking-bill-advances-in-senate/index.html).
- Since the CFPB’s case against PHH Corp has been decided, stay up to date on intepretations of RESPA by attending[ this webinar](https://www.octoberstore.com/PHH_Now_We_Know_Webinar_p/orw031418.htm) on March 14.

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