FHFA Holds GSE Affordable Housing Goals Steady

The Federal Housing Finance Agency yesterday announced its 2021 affordable housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will remain the same as they were in 2020. It also seeks input about future housing goals rulemaking.

MBA Advocacy Update Aug. 10, 2020

As congressional leaders and the administration remain deadlocked in negotiations on the next potential COVID-19 relief package, MBA’s advocacy on key federal regulatory and state-based actions has continued.

GSEs Extend Multifamily Forbearance

The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Monday announced Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will allow servicers to extend forbearance agreements for multifamily property owners with existing forbearance agreements.

#MBAServicing2020: ‘Stronger Servicing Starts Here’

ORLANDO—Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, kicked off the MBA Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo here with praise for the work the mortgage servicing industry has done in recent years.

#MBAIMB20: MBA Carries Torch for IMBs

NEW ORLEANS—Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, has worked for, and with, independent mortgage bankers. For him–and for MBA–it’s an easy sell.