The Monday lineup included a fireside chat with FHFA Director Sandra Thompson, as well as educational panels and presentations from dozens of industry experts.
Read More »Fannie Mae Onboards New Chief Risk Officer
Fannie Mae has announced it has appointed Anthony Moon as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer (CRO), effective starting in the fourth quarter 2022. In this role, Moon will be responsible for Fannie Mae’s Enterprise Risk Management, which oversees ...
Read More »Lack of Transparency Hinders the Unbanked
A new report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions focusing on financial transparency and inclusion has found that among Americans, those most financially at risk are the “unbanked”—or those without a traditional bank account—and that increasing financial inclusion in a responsible and ...
Read More »Fannie Mae Chief to Receive Award for Forecast Accuracy
As economic uncertainty continues amidst market turmoil and talks of recession, Fannie Mae Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Douglas G. Duncan predicts a modest recession, characterized by competing effects of inflation and a strong labor market. Duncan will deliver ...
Read More »Increasing Prices Limiting Access to Homeownership
It’s no secret that the combination of rising home prices along with a trend of increasing interest rates have made buying the typical single-family home much more expensive, if not completely unaffordable for many. According to Joint Center for Housing Studies ...
Read More »Home Price Appreciation Cooled in August
According to the latest Home Data Index Market Report from Clear Capital, home price appreciation cooled markedly in August as it’s proprietary Clear Capital Home Data Index for the second quarter of 2022 rose 7.4% over the previous quarter; on ...
Read More »Affordability Decreases for First-Time Buyers
While many in the housing market are predicting a shift in power to buyers' favor, that switch may not be coming anytime soon to according to a recent NerdWallet report due to tempered demand due to higher mortgage rates. In ...
Read More »Home Equity Finds New Highs
Home equity hit a new high in the second quarter according to CoreLogic, as homeowners with mortgages gained a collective $3.6 billion year-over-year over the course of a single quarter. According to CoreLogic’s Homeowner Equity Report, homeowners with mortgages (which ...
Read More »Aspen Grove Debuts New Collections Solution for Servicers
Aspen Grove Solutions has announced the launch of a new collections solution for the mortgage servicing space. Aspen’s collections product guides both an associate and borrower through a series of micro-journeys built to investor and organizational compliance. Each micro-journey is ...
Read More »Report: Housing Market Cooldown to Last Through Fall
HouseCanary, Inc. has released its latest monthly Market Pulse report, covering 22 listing-derived metrics and comparing data between August 2021 and August 2022, which found that the housing market cooldown that appeared earlier this year continued into the traditional end of ...
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