Growth in home prices slowed in April
Home prices increased 2.7% in April compared to the same month a year ago, down from a 3.4% rise the...
Mortgage
House passes ABA-backed ‘trigger leads’ bill
The House passed by voice vote legislation prohibiting credit reporting firms from selling mortgage applicant information to lenders who then...
Existing home sales rose 0.8% in May
Existing-home sales rose 0.8% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.03 million. Sales fell 0.7% from one...
Podcast: Staying close to clients amid tariff-driven volatility
Amid tariff-related volatility, how are small and midsize businesses and the banks that serve them faring?
ABA urges CFPB to preserve streamlined mortgage relief option
The CFPB should retain a key provision of its pandemic-era servicing rules that allows servicers to offer streamlined loan modifications...
Senate passes ABA-advocated ‘trigger leads’ bill
The Senate granted unanimous consent to S. 1467, an ABA-advocated bill that would would prevent credit reporting agencies from selling...
House panel advances ABA-backed bills on trigger leads, other topics
In a memo sent in advance of the markup, ABA noted that H.R. 2808 would “curb the abusive use of...
Democrats urge FHFA to pause Fannie and Freddie reprivatization efforts pending greater review
“Given the seismic change this decision represents and the concerns it raises about the stability of our nation’s housing and...
ABA, associations urge House lawmakers to ban abuse of mortgage trigger leads
The bipartisan Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to eliminate abusive mortgage “trigger leads,” only...
Bank survey: Uncertainty weighing on prospective homebuyers
Roughly 60% of current homeowners and prospective homebuyers are uncertain whether now is a good time to buy a home,...
