The buffer would raise capital requirements for banks that do business internationally in times of elevated risk of above-normal losses.
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Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have announced that their respective credit risk sharing initiatives will continue in 2016 in order to allow more participation from the private sector in the U.S. housing market.
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Institutional investors own only 2 percent of the nation's single-family rental homes.
Read More »TRID: Focus is On Efficiency While Maintaining Compliance
DS News recently spoke with Brian Benson, CEO of ClosingCorp, about how his company is adjusting to the implementation of TRID.
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The federal government's policies have been largely focused on traditional homeownership. But has it been effective?
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What is the effect of low housing inventory on both new and existing home sales?
Read More »Tax Relief Bill to Hit President’s Desk
The bill extends a provision allowing borrowers who lost their homes through a short sale to exclude the forgiven mortgage debt from their gross income on tax returns.
Read More »Do the CFPB’s Massive Data Collection Efforts Pose a Threat to Americans?
Are these data collection efforts dangerous to the privacy and security of American consumers, or are they necessary for the Bureau to complete its regulatory objectives?
Read More »Director Watt: GSEs Must Focus on Liquidity, Credit Access and Common Securitization in 2016
What are some of the initiatives Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plan to implement in 2016?
Read More »Settlement Monitor: All Servicers Made the Grade
An update on the progress of the nation's largest servicers that are party to the 2012 National Mortgage Settlement.
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