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 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.

Industry Briefs Sept. 28, 2020

Real estate entrepreneurs Brown Harris Stevens, New York, launched a customized, personalized and hyperlocal digital advertising strategy with Adwerx.

Industry Briefs Sept. 25, 2020

Real estate entrepreneurs Brown Harris Stevens, New York, launched a customized, personalized and hyperlocal digital advertising strategy with Adwerx.

Industry Briefs Sept. 4, 2020

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., issued a new data analysis estimating insured wind and storm surge losses for residential and commercial properties in Louisiana and Texas at between $8 billion and $12 billion, with insured storm surge losses estimated to contribute less than $0.5 billion to this total.