FHFA: Home Prices up 0.8% in July

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s House Price Index indicated prices rose 0.8% in July from June and 4.6% year-over-year.

Natural Disasters, Insurance Landscape Cause Industry Disruptions, Panelists Say

WASHINGTON–Amid a cascading series of natural disasters, the homeowners’ insurance market has been seriously disrupted, and is likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future, panelists said at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Compliance and Risk Management conference.

Natural Disasters, Insurance Landscape Cause Industry Disruptions, Panelists Say

WASHINGTON–Amid a cascading series of natural disasters, the homeowners’ insurance market has been seriously disrupted, and is likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future, panelists said at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Compliance and Risk Management conference.

MBA Comments on FHFA’s Credit Scoring Implementation Plan

The Federal Housing Finance Agency 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.