Despite having similar business models and charters, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have significant variations in risk assessments between them. What does the OIG recommend is the best way to reduce these variations?
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Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., a national full-service minority-owned business law firm, enjoyed expansion in the last quarter of 2015 by adding several new team members.
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The aggregate rent paid by Americans in 2015 climbed even higher than the previous year—which is hurting affordability for those who want to buy.
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HUD's Distressed Asset Stabilization Program has come under fire recently, but are all the criticisms warranted?
Read More »JPMorgan Chase Names New Head of Mortgage Servicing
The bank chose Peter Muriungi as the replacement for Mike Weinbach, who was named CEO of Mortgage Banking at Chase in December.
Read More »What Will it Take to Get Private Capital Back into Jumbo RMBS in 2016?
The revival of jumbo RMBS issuance will drive the rejuvenation of the private-label RMBS market, but is such a revival is likely to happen soon?
Read More »Market Perspective: It’s Not the Knowns, it’s the Unknowns that Worry You
Will there be another financial crisis similar to the one the U.S. experienced in 2007-08? We've taken some precautions, said Bankrate.com Senior Economic Analyst Mark Hamrick says it's the problems that have not been defined that we need to worry about.
Read More »How Does the SFR Market Look Going into 2016?
While existing home sales experienced a major month-over-month decline in November above what was expected due to seasonality, the single-family rental market was alive and well during the month.
Read More »Freddie Mac Resumes Risk Sharing in 2016 Where Last Year Left Off
The FHFA's conservatorship of Freddie Mac continues, but the GSE has found an effective way to reduce exposure to credit risk while bringing private investors back into the single-family mortgage market.
Read More »OCC Lets JPMorgan Chase and EverBank Off the Hook, Sort Of
The OCC has terminated mortgage-related consent orders against JPMorgan Chase and EverBank. ending business restrictions that were mandated against them in mid-2015. But the two banks did not emerge completely unscathed.
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