The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Friday proposed updated minimum financial eligibility requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers.
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MBA, Trade Groups Ask Agencies to Delay Credit Risk Retention Rule
The Mortgage Bankers Association and three dozen other industry groups sent a letter Friday to federal agencies, asking them to delay a review of the federal Credit Risk Retention final rule until the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalizes its Qualified Mortgage definition.
Amid Rapid Change, MISMO Adapts
With mortgage technology changing in the blink of an eye, MISMO, the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization, is changing as well.
First American: December Fraud Risk Slows
First American Financial Corp., Santa Ana, Calif., said its monthly Loan Application Defect Index, which stabilized in November, fell again in December.
Fitch: RMBS Servicers See Opportunity in 2020 Amidst ‘Clear Challenges’
Change is coming for U.S residential mortgage-backed securities servicers in 2020 and beyond, said Fitch Ratings, New York, with perhaps the most notable one being how they are preparing for the end of LIBOR.
Redfin Forecast: ‘The Mother of All Inventory Crunches’
Despite a strong start to the 2020 housing market, Redfin, Seattle, said a deepening shortage of homes for sale and surging homebuyer demand are set to push prices up at the fastest rate in years.
CoreLogic: Serious Delinquency Rates Triple in Recent Disaster Areas
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., released its annual Natural Hazard Report, saying communities affected by wildfire, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and other natural disasters in 2019 will likely experience an increase in mortgage delinquency rates, taking 12 or more months before normalizing to pre-disaster rates.
Default Servicing Analysts Expect Uptick in Some Loan Types
Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA, Luxembourg, said its annual survey of default servicing professionals show a bit of nervousness in 2020 over certain loan types, including FHA and private lender loans.
CFPB Clarifies Treatment of ‘Compliance Aids’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday issued a Policy Statement announcing a new designation for certain Bureau guidance materials, referred to as “Compliance Aids.”
The CFPB Policy Statement on ‘Abusive Acts or Practices:’ What it Means
On Friday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a policy statement providing a “common-sense framework” on how it intends to apply the “abusiveness” standard in supervision and enforcement matters–a clarification long-awaited by Mortgage Bankers Association and the real estate finance community.