On Thursday Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger provided her semi-annual testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. During the hearing, Kraninger addressed questions regarding the “QM Patch” and HMDA reporting.
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MBA Year-End Advocacy Update
In 2019, with the confirmation of Mark Calabria to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the release of the Trump administration’s reform plans, housing finance reform took center stage again. Against that backdrop, MBA continued to assert its position as the thought leader on all elements of housing finance reform.
MBA Mortgage Action Alliance Issues ‘Call to Action’ on G-Fees Bill
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s grassroots advocacy arm, the Mortgage Action Alliance, issued a “Call to Action” yesterday urging its members to contact their House representative in support of a bill that would prohibit Congress from using Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantee fees as a source of funding for non-housing related spending.
MBA Advocacy Update
On Thursday Congress passed, and the president signed into law, another short-term continuing resolution to fund the government until December 20. On Tuesday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced plans to repropose the agency’s rule on capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2020. And this Sunday, November 24, the mortgage loan originator temporary authority law will go into effect.
MBA White Paper Illustrates CMBS Market’s ‘Significant Role’ in Commercial/Multifamily Real Estate Finance
The Mortgage Bankers Association this morning released a white paper, Role of CMBS in the Financing of Commercial and Multifamily Real Estate in America, which provides an overview of the commercial mortgage-backed securities market and highlights the vital role it plays as a capital source for the financing of commercial real estate.
MBA Letter Supports Self-Employed Mortgage Access Legislation
Ahead of an anticipated vote this week in the House Financial Services Committee, the Mortgage Bankers Association yesterday sent a letter of support for legislation that would help ensure fair access to mortgage credit for households with “non-traditional” forms of income.
MBA Urges Senate Passage of FY2020 THUD Appropriations
With the Senate expected to vote today on a key HUD fiscal 2020 appropriations bill, the Mortgage Bankers Association sent a letter to Capitol Hill urging the bill’s passage.
MBA Letter Urges House Committee Markup of TRIA Extension
Ahead of a markup vote scheduled this week in the House Financial Services Committee, the Mortgage Bankers Association sent an Oct. 29 letter to Committee members urging approval of a bill that would extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act for seven years.