ABA: Combating appraisal bias starts with appraisers, regulators
Appraisers and their state regulators are in the best position to limit bias in the appraisal process as banks are ...
Tag: Housing Finance
FHFA to allow COVID forbearance for ‘rep and warrant’ relief
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend their representation and warrant policies for loans affected by natural disasters to also ...
FHFA: Fannie, Freddie have sold $30 billion in NPLs since 2014
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have sold 163,297 nonperforming loans, with a total unpaid balance of $30 billion, from program ...
ABA, associations: FHFA fails to make case for SCP rule change
In proposing changes to the Suspended Counterparty Program, the Federal Housing Finance Agency has failed to explain why drastically expanding ...
ABA offers recommendations for proposed real estate reevaluation guidance
ABA offered recommendations to improve proposed interagency guidance for how financial institutions may incorporate reconsiderations of value, or ROV, processes ...
Myths and facts about the Federal Home Loan Bank System
Rebutting erroneous claims about the FHLBs and the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.
FHFA: Homeowners’ equity remains high
Homeowner equity in the U.S. remains high and the percentage of homeowners with negative equity is at its lowest level ...
ABA recommends adjustments to FHFA pricing framework
ABA offered feedback on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s recent request for comment on Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s single-family ...
FHA proposes removing face-to-face requirement for borrowers in default
The Federal Housing Administration proposed making permanent a pandemic-related rule that waives the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s requirement ...
FHFA issues proposed rule on suspended counterparty program
The proposed rule would authorize the suspension of business between regulated FHFA entities and counterparties found to have committed misconduct ...
