The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released an updated strategic plan that envisioned a path for ending the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that have been in place since September 2008. According to a statement issued by ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) requesting input on regulating consumer access to financial records.  With the ANPR, the CFPB is looking for suggestions on how the agency could most efficiently and effectively develop ...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced a one-month extension of its temporary policy of allowing the purchase of certain single-family mortgages in forbearance that meet specific eligibility criteria as set by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The policy, ...

This marked the first time since mid-April that the total number of forbearance plans were below the 3 million level. Here's what factors are in play.

As the economy continues toward recovery, albeit at a slower pace, the housing market will continue to display vibrancy amid an increase in residential construction spending, according to the latest Economic & Housing Weekly Note published by Fannie Mae. “Data ...

Mortgage delinquencies could remain above pre-pandemic levels until 2022, according to a new forecast published in the Black Knight Mortgage Monitor Report. Black Knight is also predicting more than 1 million excess delinquencies could occur in March 2021 when the ...

Efforts by the Federal Reserve to prop up the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market do not appear to have worked as well as hoped, according to a new data analysis released by Bloomberg. As of Sept. 29, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. ...

In an op-ed piece, Fannie Mae's former CEO called the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s review of the secondary mortgage market politically “compromised.” Click through the read what he thinks they got right and what's still lacking.

More than 2.5 million acres of California have burned this year, surpassing the state’s previous wildfire seasons for total acreage burned, according to a new data report from CoreLogic, which added that latest Climate Prediction Center forecast extending through November ...

The near-future will be bringing a wave of foreclosures, according to a Federal Reserve economist, but this will not be at the severe levels experienced in the aftermath of the 2008 economic meltdown. In a presentation titled “Housing Insecurity in ...