Category: Top National News

Inside Mortgage Finance, May 4, 2023–Namrata BhatiaThe performance of loans in agency mortgage-backed securities improved significantly in the first quarter of 2023 after three quarters of rising delinquencies, according to …

Inside Mortgage Finance, May 3, 2023–Dennis HollierFreddie’s profitability remains a tale of loan loss reserves, with net income rising and falling according to the size of the provision for losses.https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/227704-freddie-earnings-remain-stable?v=preview

StarTribune (Minneapolis), May 3, 2023–Burl GilyardThe deadline to pay off a large mortgage balance for the owner of IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis has come and gone without resolution. The …

National Mortgage Professional, May 3, 2023–David KrechevskyFor the second time, Ocwen Financial Corp. has beaten a mortgage servicing misconduct lawsuit brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.https://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news/ocwen-beats-cfpb-lawsuit-again

Scripps TV, May 2, 2023MBA President & CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, discusses changes to loan-level price adjustments for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that went into effect this week.https://app.frame.io/reviews/7eb8a8d0-dd11-431f-9720-4d142dc11def/7a5259df-de70-4871-ab44-e92c55850024?version=08ea1838-943d-43cd-bc6d-00f46da0ce4a

Inside Mortgage Finance, May 2, 2023–Dennis HollierWhile most of the mortgage industry struggled mightily to post profits in 1Q, Fannie Mae hit a bit of an earnings home run. Net …

Multi-Housing News, May 1, 2023–Lew SichelmanCould it be that developers of for-rent single-family houses have only scratched the surface in satisfying demand for their products? It would seem so, according …

National Mortgage Professional, May 2, 2023–David KrechevskyThe Federal Housing Finance Agency’s changes to Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s single-family pricing framework continue to spark debate, with Republicans in Congress filing …

Reuters, May 2, 2023–Isla Binnie, Ross KerberFlorida governor Ron DeSantis signed into law on Tuesday a bill barring state officials from investing public money to promote environmental, social and governance …

WRE News.com, May 1, 2023–Phil HallA coalition of fiscal officers from 27 state governments called President Joe Biden and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra L. Thompson to jettison the …