Category: News and Trends

The Mortgage Bankers Association and other industry trade groups sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency asking for an extension to respond to a proposal to improve language access in mortgage lending and servicing.

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new MBANow video featuring MBA Director of Loan Administration Justin Wiseman, who discusses updates to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s servicing rule.

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a new MBANow video featuring MBA Director of Loan Administration Justin Wiseman, who discusses updates to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s servicing rule.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., never wanted to know as much about housing finance as he does now.

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said mortgage credit risk ticked up slightly in the first quarter but noted it remains at “normal” baselines for such risk.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–If the political atmosphere here in Washington seems a bit fractious, that’s because it is. But it doesn’t mean things are at a standstill.

Commercial mortgage-backed securities lenders are shifting their attention–and their capital–to some alternative U.S. markets, reported Trepp, New York.

Real estate investment trust executives cited access to capital, competition for fully priced assets, possible tax reform and likely interest rate hikes as significant risks this year, reported BDO USA, Chicago.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 49,104 foreclosure prevention actions in the first quarter, bringing the total number of troubled homeowners helped since conservatorships to nearly 3.9 million.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., never wanted to know as much about housing finance as he does now.