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.

Broeksmit: ‘MBA Was Made for Times of Crisis’

In remarks yesterday during the Mortgage Bankers Association’s virtual Regulatory Compliance Conference, MBA President & CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, said the extraordinary events of 2020 have tested everyone’s mettle—including that of MBA.

FHFA to Re-Propose Enterprise Capital Rule in 2020

A year after proposing regulations on capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Finance Agency yesterday said it plans to re-propose the entire regulation some time in 2020.

Broeksmit: For Mortgage Industry, a Year of Results, Challenges

AUSTIN, TEXAS–Mortgage Bankers Association President & CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, delivered opening remarks to attendees here at the MBA Annual Convention & Expo that focused on a number of MBA accomplishments over the past year, as well as a list of challenges still facing the real estate finance industry.