National Mortgage News, September 30, 2025-Bonnie SinnockThe Federal Housing Administration’s deadline for new distressed borrower protocols has been pushed out further toward next year with a potential government shutdown looming, …
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Reverse Mortgage Endorsements Tick Up Ahead of Government Shutdown
HousingWire, Oct. 6, 2025-Flávia Furlan NunesHome Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements rose in September compared to the prior month, while activity in the secondary market slowed slightly during the same …
Fannie and Freddie Waive Some Loan Requirements Amid Shutdown
HousingWire, Oct. 1, 2025-Flávia Furlan NunesGovernment agencies and enterprises issued guidance on Wednesday for mortgage lenders and servicers during the current government shutdown, which affects federal employees, services, contractors, vendors …
Jay Bray Now CEO of Rocket Mortgage as Rocket Closes $14.2B Mr. Cooper Acquisition
HousingWire, Oct. 1, 2025-Flávia Furlan NunesRocket Companies has completed all steps necessary to acquire Mr. Cooper Group for $14.2 billion, paying 51% more than the valuation announced in March, the …
Fed’s Bowman Says Regulators to Unveil Basel Capital Rule Redo by Early 2026
Reuters, September 25, 2025–Pete Schroeder The Federal Reserve’s top regulatory official said Thursday that bank agencies are poised to unveil a more industry-friendly version of contentious capital rules known as …
HPPA Explained: What “Trigger Lead” Limits Mean for the Mortgage Industry
RegFi Podcast, Sept. 25, 2025-Jerry Buckley, Sasha Leonhardt The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Justin Wiseman, George Rogers and Rachel Kelley join RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sasha Leonhardt to discuss the …
Newsom Signs Mortgage Protection Bill for California Wildfire Victims
HousingWire, Sept. 23, 2025-Sarah WolakIn an effort to support Los Angeles wildfire victims, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law Assembly Bill 238, which requires mortgage lenders to …
Fire Victims Get One Year of Mortgage Relief Under New Law
Legislation that allows California victims of the Jan. 7 fire storms to receive up to a year of mortgage relief was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom as an urgency measure …
FHA Premium Cancellation Bill Reintroduced in the House
National Mortgage News, Sept. 22, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinA bipartisan bill looking to end the Federal Housing Administration’s life-of-loan requirement for that form of mortgage insurance coverage has been reintroduced in the …
If You Bought Your House Before 2005, You Could Be Sitting on a Goldmine
CNBC, Sept. 15, 2025-Kelsey NeubauerIf you purchased your house in the 1990s or early 2000s, there’s a good chance it’s worth exponentially more than what you paid for it.Click here for …