Here Is Why the Housing Market Is Booming—Despite a Global Pandemic
The housing market has been a relative bright spot in an otherwise highly disrupted economy.
Mortgage
CFPB Issues Statement on QM Rule Compliance Deadlines
As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau considers whether to revisit its recent final rules regarding the definition of Qualified Mortgage...
Biden Administration Extends Foreclosure Moratorium, Mortgage Forbearance
To help provide relief to many homeowners currently in forbearance due to COVID-19, President Biden today announced an extension of...
FHFA Sets 2021 Performance Goals for Fannie, Freddie
The Federal Housing Finance Agency today issued the metrics on which it will assess the 2021 performance of Fannie Mae,...
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Issue Guidance on COVID-19 Relief Extensions
Following an announcement from the Federal Housing Finance Agency this week extending forbearance on GSE-backed mortgages for up to an...
ABA Joins Housing, Civil Rights Groups Calling for Homeowner Aid
The American Bankers Association yesterday joined a broad coalition of housing and civil rights organizations in a letter urging lawmakers...
Acting CFPB Director Seeks to ‘Preserve Status Quo’ on QM, Debt Collection
Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Dave Uejio today signaled that the bureau may move to reconsider recent final rulemakings...
Fed Survey Shows Further Stabilization in Q4 Credit Practices, Demand
Loan demand and standards for lending continued to stabilize in the fourth quarter of 2020 after the economic freefall caused...
FHFA Issues RFI on Managing Climate, Natural Disaster Risk
The Federal Housing Finance Agency today issued a request for input seeking feedback on how climate change and natural disasters...
FHFA to Allow GSEs to Retain Earnings to Build Capital
As part of the ongoing effort to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government conservatorship, FHFA and the Treasury...
