Housing Starts Give Spring Home Buying Season Early Momentum

These days, is there really a spring home buying season? Especially when every month feels like buyers are knocking down every available door? Even, so, the New Residential Construction report from HUD and the Census Bureau portends what could be an even busier period for the housing market.

Industry Briefs Mar. 16, 2022: Wolters Kluwer to Acquire IDS

Wolters Kluwer Governance, Risk & Compliance, Minneapolis, signed an agreement with The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. to acquire International Document Services Inc., Draper, Utah, a provider of compliance and document generation software platforms for the mortgage and real estate industry, for $70 million in cash.

MBA Letter Addresses Concerns About FHFA Strategic Plan

The Mortgage Bankers Association, in comments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, expressed support for many elements of the proposed FHFA five-year strategic plan while raising concerns on several issues.

FHFA Issues Final Rule Amending GSE Regulatory Capital Framework

The Federal Housing Finance Agency published a final rule that amends the Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework by refining the prescribed leverage buffer amount and risk-based capital treatment of retained credit risk transfer exposures for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.