Ahead of a nomination hearing this morning, the Mortgage Bankers Association urged the Senate Banking Committee to approve Brian Montgomery’s nomination as HUD Deputy Secretary.

A year after proposing regulations on capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Finance Agency yesterday said it plans to re-propose the entire regulation some time in 2020.

Home sales, which lagged during the first part of 2019, continued their recent rebound with another strong month in October, said RE/MAX, Denver.

Mortgage Bankers Association Builder Applications Survey data for October show mortgage applications for new home purchases increased by nine percent from September and by 31.5 percent from a year ago.

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Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., priced a K-C Series offering of Structured Pass-Through “K Certificate” multifamily mortgage-backed securities.