Agencies Release 2020 HMDA Data
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council today released the 2020 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data on mortgage lending transactions at 4,475 financial institutions.
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FDIC: Banks Continued Residential Mortgage Lending amid Economic Uncertainty
Amid ongoing pandemic-related economic uncertainties, the nation’s banks maintained the flow of credit by continuing to make residential mortgage loans, according to an article published in the FDIC Quarterly.
FHFA Calls on Congress for Authority to Examine Third-Party Service Providers
In the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s annual report to Congress, the agency requested the authority to examine third-party service providers to identify practices that could pose safety and soundness risks to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
ABA, Groups Urge Regulators to Maintain QRM, QM Alignment
As the federal banking agencies undertake a mandated review of the “qualified residential mortgage” definition and related provisions of the credit risk retention rule, the American Bankers Association and several other financial and housing groups yesterday emphasized their strong support for the “continued alignment of the QRM and [Qualified Mortgage] frameworks,” in light of the CFPB’s recently finalized QM rule, noting that not doing so would unnecessarily restrict credit, particularly to low- to moderate income borrowers.
Freddie Announces New Cap for Purchase of Certain Single-Family Homes
Freddie Mac today announced plans to cap its purchase of single-family mortgages secured by investment properties and second homes to comply with recent changes to the stock purchase agreement governing the GSE’s federal conservatorship.
VA Finalizes Rule on Partial Claim Program after Industry Advocacy
The Department of Veterans Affairs last week finalized a rule establishing a new COVID-19 Veterans Assistance Partial Claim Payment Program.
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CFPB Report Examines Manufactured Housing Loan Applications
Approval rates for manufactured housing and chattel loans lagged behind those for site-built homes, according to a new report released by the CFPB today.
FHFA: Fannie, Freddie Sold More than 130,000 Nonperforming Loans Since 2014
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have sold 130,808 nonperforming loans as of Dec. 31, 2020, with a total unpaid balance of $24.5 billion, according to the Non-Performing Loan Sales Report released today by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
FHFA’s Calabria Defends Bank-Like Resolution Plans for Fannie, Freddie
Ensuring that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have bank-like resolution plans in place in the event the Federal Housing Finance Agency is appointed receiver “enhances the integrity of the entire Dodd-Frank orderly resolution system,” FHFA Director Mark Calabria said today during remarks at a Brookings Institution event today.