ABA, associations: FHA minimum property requirements hurt access to affordable mortgages
The Federal Housing Administration should align its minimum property requirements with those used by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which ...
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FHFA gives annual update on FHLBs, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
The 11 Federal Home Loan Banks were all profitable in 2025, and their retained earnings balance of $32.7 billion was ...
ABA, associations offer recommendations for streamlining FHA financing
As part of a recent Trump administration push to expand access to mortgage credit, the Federal Housing Administration should modernize ...
HUD, FHFA roll out plans for new credit scoring in mortgages
HUD will adopt FICO 10T and VantageScore 4.0 for FHA loans. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will begin using VantageScore 4.0 immediately and the ...
ABA mortgage advocacy update: April 16, 2026
ABA recently welcomed two new executive orders directing federal regulators to roll back or better tailor mortgage regulations to expand ...
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac ease certain property insurance requirements
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are rolling back certain property insurance requirements for condominiums and single-family homes in response to ...
GAO: Ginnie Mae, FHFA need to improve monitoring of nonbank mortgage companies
Ginnie Mae and the Federal Housing Finance Agency must take steps to better assess the funding risks of the nonbank ...
FHFA finalizes repeal of fair lending rule
FHFA has repealed a 2024 final rule that codified many of its existing practices and programs regarding fair housing and ...
FHFA finalizes three-year affordable housing goals for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
FHFA finalized new three-year affordable housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that lower both enterprises’ targets for single-family ...
Freddie Mac issues guidelines for AI use by mortgage companies
Freddie Mac has updated its guidelines for mortgage companies to establish a framework for the responsible use and deployment of ...
