A lot has happened in the past two years, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria said yesterday at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Spring Conference & Expo.
Tag: Freddie Mac
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Freddie Mac: Expanded Pandemic Benefits Helping Unemployed Renters
Expanded unemployment benefits and federal stimulus payments are benefiting unemployed renters during COVID-19, reported Freddie Mac Multifamily, McLean, Va.
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Housing Market Roundup: Apr. 15, 2021
Beware the Ides of April—unless it’s news you seek. Because we have plenty of housing market reports below to slake your thirst.
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Industry Briefs Apr. 2, 2021
Auction.com, Irvine, Calif., released its 2021 Seller Strategy Report, based on an analysis of more than 70,000 properties brought to foreclosure auction on the Auction.com platform in the four quarters ending in Q1 2021.
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Industry Briefs Mar. 30, 2021
Embrace Home Loans, Lehi, Utah, announced plans to roll out SimpleNexus, a homeownership platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, to more than 300 retail mortgage LOs before the end of the year.
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Industry Briefs Mar. 19, 2021
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., Madison, Wis., in the wake of recent actions by United Wholesale Mortgage to obtain exclusive partnerships with mortgage brokers, said it reaffirmed its commitment to all its mortgage origination partners, including mortgage brokers help consumers find options for financing a home.
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Multifamily Market Musings: Q&A with MBA’s Sharon Walker
MBA NewsLink interviewed MBA Associate Vice President of Commercial/Multifamily Sharon Walker, who represents MBA members active in multifamily finance. She advocates on policy issues primarily related to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration and oversees numerous related committees, working groups, councils and events.
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Sen. Toomey Issues Housing Finance Reform Principles
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, yesterday released a set of guiding principles for housing finance reform, a move welcomed by the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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MBA Expresses Concerns over GSE Limits on Second Homes, Investor Properties
The Mortgage Bankers Association said it is concerned over new limits on loan deliveries for second homes and investor properties by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Industry Briefs Mar. 12, 2021
HUD approved a Conciliation Agreement between JPMorgan Chase Bank and a Black woman, resolving the woman’s claim that the mortgage lender, relying on an appraisal that she believed was inaccurate, valued her home at an amount lower than its actual worth because of her race.