Recent FHFA blogs address appraisal time and disparities
The blog does not seek to determine the cause or propose potential solutions, though FHFA states that future blogs may...
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Proposed legislation would curtail trigger leads
Trigger leads are a marketing product sold by credit bureaus containing contact information for consumers who have had a credit...
OCC releases mortgage performance report for third quarter 2023
The OCC released the third quarter 2023 mortgage metrics report, which showed that 97.3% of first-lien mortgages in the federal...
Bank survey: More prospective homeowners reentering market
The number of prospective homebuyers willing to wait until interest rates or home prices come down to purchase a home...
FHA seeks feedback on proposed changes to rehab mortgage insurance program
FHA announced that it is seeking industry feedback for proposed changes to the 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program, which is...
VA urges mortgage servicers to pause foreclosures on veteran-owned homes
The Department of Veterans Affairs is calling on mortgage servicers to pause foreclosures of VA-guaranteed loans through May 31, 2024.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to raise loan limit for mortgage acquisitions by $40,000
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that the baseline conforming loan limit values for mortgages that Fannie Mae and Freddie...
CRE fears are overstated
The worst-case commercial real estate scenarios are unlikely to pan out. Here’s why.
The Basel III endgame proposal: Yet another gift to private credit funds
We should think twice about creating a regulatory framework that drives business away from the brightly lit world of highly...
Treasury Department to collect data on climate risk from insurers
The Treasury Department announced that its Federal Insurance Office will soon begin collecting data from insurers to assess climate-related financial...
