HUD Report: Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund Exceeded Statutory Capital Ratio in 2018
The Federal Housing Administration’s Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund reached a capital ratio of 2.76 percent, exceeding its minimum statutory requirement...
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Podcast: Giving Thanks for Banks’ Community Commitment
The latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast features interviews with the winners of ABA's 2018 Community Commitment Awards.
Easing Continues on Business, Residential Mortgage Loans Amid Softer Demand
In the previous quarter, banks eased terms and standards for business loans, while tightening slightly on commercial real estate loans...
FHFA On Track with Second Phase of ‘Single Security’ Implementation Effort
The Federal Housing Finance Agency today issued an update on the common securitization platform it is developing to issue the...
FHLB Advances, Collateral Increase in 2017
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks during 2017 increased from the year before by 3.7 percent to $732 billion, the...
FHFA, CFPB Release Mortgage Origination Data
The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today released a new loan-level set collected through its...
FHFA to Maintain Multifamily Loan Caps for GSEs
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced today that it will maintain Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s caps for multifamily lending...
Fannie, Freddie Transfer $81 Billion in Credit Risk Through Q2 2018
Since the Federal Housing Finance Agency launched a credit risk transfer program for GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in...
FHFA Proposes Changes to FHLB Housing Goals
The Federal Housing Finance Agency today proposed several changes to the housing goals for the Federal Home Loan Banks.
ABA Joins Consumer Groups Calling for PACE Loan Rulemaking
In a comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today, ABA joined several finance and advocacy groups calling on...
