MISMO To Update Appraisal Data Standards

MISMO, the mortgage industry standards organization, invites the mortgage industry to participate in an effort to enhance its residential appraisal data standards. This effort will evaluate new types of property information that may be useful to the industry.

MBA Advocacy Update

Last Friday, MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, attended a White House meeting chaired by HUD Secretary Ben Carson and attended by other senior administration officials and key industry stakeholders to discuss housing affordability. And on Monday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced it is seeking comment on pooling practices for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities market.

SEC to Examine Disclosure Requirements for RMBS

Securities and Exchange Commission Jay Clayton this week issued a statement instructing SEC staff to review the Commission’s residential mortgage-backed securities asset-level disclosure requirements with an eye toward facilitating more SEC-registered offerings.