In this edition of the MBA NewsLink Housing Market Roundup, we look at the latest FHFA Strategic Plan; how consumers are altering their home buying and home selling plans during the coronavirus pandemic; why housing affordability might be at a “tipping point;” how the coronavirus is driving down inventories; and how political preferences are having an effect on where people choose to live–or even stay in America.
Tag: Federal Housing Finance Agency
Industry Briefs Oct. 23, 2020
Black Knight Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., launched a Customer Service platform that provides an enhanced customer service experience for both customer service representatives and consumers.
GSE Executives Discuss Pandemic Response, Defend New Refinance Fee
The government-sponsored enterprises have supported and provided critical liquidity to the market throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executives said.
MBA Urges FHFA to Extend Current GSE Affordable Housing Goals
The Mortgage Bankers Association, in a letter this week to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said FHFA should extend current affordable housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, given current economic uncertainty.
MBA Annual20 General Sessions: Updates from FHFA Director Mark Calabria, CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger
MBA is pleased to announce that Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger will take the virtual stage at MBA Annual20. Calabria will deliver his remarks live on Monday, October 19 at 2:30 p.m. ET. On Tuesday, October 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET, hear a live interview with Kraninger, moderated by MBA 2021 Chairman Susan Stewart.
MBA Annual20 General Sessions: Updates from FHFA Director Mark Calabria, CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger; Early Registration Deadline Today
MBA is pleased to announce that Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger will take the virtual stage at MBA Annual20.
MBA Offers FHFA Recommendations on GSE Strategic Plan
The Mortgage Bankers Association, in comments yesterday to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said the FHFA Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2021-2024 should continue to work toward an ultimate goal: releasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from federal conservatorship—but only when they are able to do so without risk to the real estate finance markets.
MBA Offers FHFA Recommendations on GSE Strategic Plan
The Mortgage Bankers Association, in comments yesterday to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said the FHFA Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2021-2024 should continue to work toward an ultimate goal: releasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from federal conservatorship—but only when they are able to do so without risk to the real estate finance markets.
MBA Annual20 General Sessions: Updates from FHFA Director Mark Calabria, CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger
MBA is pleased to announce that Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger will take the virtual stage at MBA Annual20. Calabria will deliver his remarks live on Monday, October 19 at 2:30 p.m. ET. On Tuesday, October 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET, hear a live interview with Kraninger, moderated by MBA 2021 Chairman Susan Stewart.
FHA: GSEs Complete 252,000 2Q Foreclosure Preventions
The Federal Housing Finance Agency said Fannie Mae and Freddi Mac completed 252,014 foreclosure prevention actions in the second quarter, bringing to 4.68 million the number of troubled homeowners who have been helped during conservatorships.