Category: News and Trends

The Federal Housing Finance Agency said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 63,593 foreclosure prevention actions in the second quarter, bringing the total number of foreclosure prevention actions to more than 3.5 million since the start of the conservatorships in September 2008. 

If the adage that commercial real estate follows a 10-year cycle with only a seven-year memory holds true, it would be wise to refresh some memories, said Fitch Ratings Managing Director Huxley Somerville.

DALLAS–It’s the board-game equivalent of a mortgage murder mystery. 

DALLAS–What can risk managers learn from a purple dinosaur?

The Federal Housing Finance Agency yesterday released an update on the Common Securitization Platform to be used for securitization of single-family mortgages by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 

The Mortgage Bankers Association joined more than two dozen industry trade groups in a letter calling on Congress to refrain from allocating Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac credit risk guaranty fees as a source of funding for highway programs.  

Commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $38.5 billion in the second quarter as three of the four major investor groups increased their holdings, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.

DALLAS–Representatives of key federal regulatory enforcement agencies said mortgage lenders and servicers need to work with them in identifying and detecting mortgage fraud issues and trends.

DALLAS–The Mortgage Bankers Association released a white paper that discusses information security risks facing the mortgage industry and basic security practices necessary to help mitigate risks. 

Here at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s recent Risk Management, Quality Assurance and Fraud Prevention Forum, analysts said the increase in home equity loans should also raise questions.