FHFA TechSprint Spotlights Themes Related to Mortgage Technology

The Federal Housing Finance Agency last summer held its “Velocity” TechSprint, bringing people together to ponder how data digitization could drive transparency and increase access, fairness, affordability and sustainability in mortgage lending. FHFA briefed MISMO Winter Summit attendees about the program Monday.

FHFA: More Than 6.8M Troubled Homeowners Helped During Conservatorships

The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 43,356 foreclosure prevention actions during the third quarter, raising the total number of homeowners who have been helped to 6.86 million since the start of conservatorships in 2008.

FHFA Announces Increase to Conforming Loan Limit Values for 2024

The Federal Housing Finance Agency raised the conforming loan limit values for mortgages to be acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for one-unit properties to $766,550 in 2024, an increase of $40,350 from 2023.

MBA Comments on FHFA’s Credit Scoring Implementation Plan

The Federal Housing Finance Agency yesterday announced updates to its implementation plan for the GSEs’ adoption of FICO 10T and VantageScore 4.0 and bi-merge reporting requirements. Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, issued the following comments.

MBASecondary23: A Look Ahead at Government Lending

NEW YORK–Leaders of FHA, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Ginnie Mae shared recent developments and their outlook for future policies and activities here at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Secondary Market Conference & Expo.