FEMA Curtails New Flood Insurance Policies During Government Shutdown
In an unanticipated move yesterday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it will halt regular National Flood Insurance Program...
Mortgage
Delinquent GSE Mortgages Fall in Q3
The number of home loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that are 60 or more days past due...
FHFA Sets 2019 Performance Goals for Fannie, Freddie
The Federal Housing Finance Agency today issued the metrics on which it will assess the 2019 performance of Fannie Mae,...
Podcast: A Cooperative Model for Fintech Innovation
"Innovation doesn't have to be in technology," says Julieann Thurlow. "Innovation can be rethinking about a problem and really thinking...
FHA Announces New Loan Limits for 2019
The maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages the Federal Housing Administration will insure will increase in 2019, the agency said...
FHFA Proposes New Requirements for Validating, Approving Credit Score Models
As directed by regulatory reform law S. 2155, the Federal Housing Finance Agency today issued a proposed rule to establish...
OCC: Mortgage Performance Improved Year-on-Year
The share of current and performing first-lien mortgages in the third quarter of 2018 was 95.4 percent, up from 94.8...
Real Estate Market Lagging Broader Economy
Can home prices continue to rise if wages don’t keep up?
How to Prepare for a Lapse in the NFIP
The National Flood Insurance Program is set to lapse on May 31. Here's what bankers can do to prepare.
