FHFA: Fannie Mae Falls Short of Some Low-Income Housing Goals
The Federal Housing Finance Agency in its Annual Housing Report today said that both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failed...
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ABA Supports Bill to Fix TRID
ABA yesterday joined several financial and housing trade associations in a letter to House members urging support for the TRID...
ABA Calls for Reforms to Fannie, Freddie
Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee today, ABA banker Brenda Hughes outlined ABA’s principles for GSE reform, highlighting the...
HUD’s Carson: Government Should Not Stand in the Way of Lenders
The Trump administration will take steps to ensure that lenders can participate fully in programs offered through the U.S. Department...
FHFA’s Watt: URLA’s Language Preference Question Will Receive ECOA Safe Harbor from CFPB
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt today defended his agency’s decision to include a language preference question on its...
Uniform Residential Loan Application to Include Language Preference Question
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced today that it will include a language preference question on its updated Universal Residential...
G-Fees Down in 2016, FHFA Reports
The average single-family guarantee fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fell 2 basis points in 2016 to 57...
FHFA Director Watt, Treasury Exploring Options for GSE Capital Buffer
Declining capital buffers for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could leave the government-sponsored enterprises with little ability to absorb losses...
House Panel Passes Eight ABA-Backed Bills
The House Financial Services Committee today advanced eight ABA-backed regulatory reform bills, including several that ABA and the state bankers...
ABA Supports CFPB’s Proposed Fix to TRID’s ‘Black Hole’ Problem
ABA today commented on proposed changes to the TILA-RESPA integrated disclosures that would allow creditors to use either initial or...
