MBA Advocacy Update

Last week, the Trump administration released its annual budget proposal for fiscal year 2021. In addition, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae announced a new certification requirement associated with submission of the Quarterly Mortgage Bankers’ Financial Reporting Form; and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services and Senate Banking Committees on current monetary policy and the state of the economy.

MBA Advocacy Update

On Thursday Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger provided her semi-annual testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. During the hearing, Kraninger addressed questions regarding the “QM Patch” and HMDA reporting.

MBA Advocacy Update

On Thursday Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger provided her semi-annual testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. During the hearing, Kraninger addressed questions regarding the “QM Patch” and HMDA reporting.

MBA Urges NCUA to Raise Appraisal Threshold for Residential Transactions

The Mortgage Bankers Association, in a comment letter submitted yesterday to the National Credit Union Administration, said it supports NCUA’s proposal to raise the appraisal threshold for residential real estate transactions from $250,000 to $400,000.

MBA Urges NCUA to Raise Appraisal Threshold for Residential Transactions

The Mortgage Bankers Association, in a comment letter submitted yesterday to the National Credit Union Administration, said it supports NCUA’s proposal to raise the appraisal threshold for residential real estate transactions from $250,000 to $400,000.

MBA, Trade Groups Raise Concerns over TRID Brokered Transactions

The Mortgage Bankers Association, in a letter this week to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said as the Bureau assesses the effectiveness of its TRID Integrated Disclosure Rule it should reconsider provisions of the rule regarding wholesale creditors and brokered transactions.

MBA, Trade Groups Urge Caution on FHFA Proposed Changes to GSE UMBS Pooling Practices

The Mortgage Bankers Association, in a Jan. 21 letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria, urged caution on a proposed “waterfall approach” to pooling practices used by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security market, saying in its current form the proposal could have a “negative effect” on market liquidity, raise borrowing costs and reduce access to credit.

MBA, Trade Groups Urge FHFA to Use Caution on Changes to GSE UMBS Pooling Practices

The Mortgage Bankers Association, in a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria, urged caution on a proposed “waterfall approach” to pooling practices used by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security market, saying in its current form the proposal could have a “negative effect” on market liquidity, raise borrowing costs and reduce access to credit.