Associations Call on IRS to Fix Tax Transcript Issue
In a comment letter with nine trade associations on Friday, ABA urged the IRS to take immediate steps to fix...
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House, Senate Leaders Release Text of Final Tax Reform Bill
Late Friday, House and Senate tax committee leaders released the final legislative text of the tax bill that has been...
Rep. Emmer Introduces Bill to Delay Elements of New HMDA Rules
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) yesterday introduced an American Bankers Association-supported bill that would delay certain aspects of the new Home...
House Passes ABA-Backed Bill Providing Relief for Smaller Mortgage Lenders
By a 294-129 vote, the House today passed a bipartisan bill that would offer relief for smaller lenders with respect...
FHA Announces New Loan Limits for 2018, Blocks PACE Loans
The maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages the Federal Housing Administration will insure will increase in 2018, the agency said...
FHFA Releases Resources for GSEs’ Single Security, Securitization Platform Implementation
The Federal Housing Finance Agency today issued an update to “plan and prepare” for the forthcoming implementation of the Common...
Fannie, Freddie Transfer $60 Billion in Credit Risk Through Q2 2017
Since the Federal Housing Finance Agency launched a credit risk transfer program for GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in...
FHFA Shrinks Multifamily Loan Caps for GSEs
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced today that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s caps for multifamily lending will shrink to...
ABA Endorses AmeriHome’s Secondary Mortgage Market Services
As more and more community banks choose to sell mortgage loans and servicing rights to the secondary market, the American...
CFPB Approves Final Revised Uniform Residential Loan Application
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday officially approved the final redesigned Uniform Residential Loan Application, confirming that the revised form...
