MBA Comments on FHFA’s Credit Scoring Implementation Plan

The Federal Housing Finance Agency yesterday announced updates to its implementation plan for the GSEs’ adoption of FICO 10T and VantageScore 4.0 and bi-merge reporting requirements. Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, issued the following comments.

#MBASecondary23: A Look Ahead at Government Lending

NEW YORK–Leaders of FHA, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Ginnie Mae shared recent developments and their outlook for future policies and activities here at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Secondary Market Conference & Expo.

Seth Sprague, CMB, of Richey May: Now’s the Time to Prepare for FHFA/Ginnie Mae Rules Changes for Non-Bank Servicers

On August 17, 2022, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Ginnie Mae jointly announced updated minimum financial eligibility and capital rules for seller/servicers and issuers. These changes update the capital and financial eligibility requirements for non-bank servicers that have been modified over the past year. Understanding the new requirements is critical for seller/servicers and issuers to maintain compliance; however, these changes also raise potential strategic and operational challenges in the future.