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Navigating regulatory expectations and managing fair lending risks.
Mortgage
Mortgage rates drop
The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.76% this week. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5.94%.
FHFA nominee: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac conservatorships should not be ‘indefinite’
FHFA's conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should not be indefinite, but “any exit from conservatorship must be carefully...
NAR: Pending home sales fell in January
Pending home sales declined 4.6% in January from the prior month, the National Association of Realtors said. The pending home...
Home prices rose in December
Home prices increased 3.9% in December 2024 compared to the same month a year ago, up from a 3.7% rise...
Housing starts fall in January
Housing starts decreased by 9.8% in January from the month prior to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.36 million....
Fed’s Powell says some areas of U.S. may be ‘uninsurable’ in next decade
Powell said that insurance companies and banks are already "pulling out of coastal areas, areas where there are a lot...
Mortgage rates mixed
The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.87% this week. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.09%.
Podcast: The real story on CRE risk management
ABA's Jeff Huther and Sharon Whitaker rebut a false narrative about how banks are managing commercial real estate credit risk.
Mortgage rates decrease
The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.89% this week. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.05%.
