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The number of U.S. loans in forbearance fell once again, with as an estimated 590,000 homeowners remaining in forbearance plans nationwide.

With decades of shared experience in housing finance, policy, and financial services, Sam Valverde and Felecia Rotellini join Ginnie Mae as EVP and Senior Advisor & Chief of Staff to the President, respectively.

Continuing a pattern of recent rises and declines over the last few months, existing home sales dropped in February 2022 according to the Existing Home Sales Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR).  The NAR recorded a seasonally adjusted ...

American Advisors Group (AAG), a company that creates home equity solutions for seniors, announced Scott Slifer as their new Chief Administrative Officer. Part of AAG's 2022 growth and expansion plan, the move is the latest in a series of high-profile leadership acquisitions. As Chief ...

Two upcoming webinars presented by the Five Star Institute will examine the state of the foreclosure and REO landscape as business begins to accelerate.

Sens. Cassidy and Gillibrand introduce the Flood Insurance Pricing Transparency Act that will require FEMA to publish the formulas used to calculate mitigation credits for policyholders under Risk Rating 2.0.

According to a new survey from TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, first-time homebuyers are feeling anxious and unprepared in this highly competitive housing market. TD's First-Time Homebuyer Pulse found that despite a desire to purchase, nearly 29% of consumers ...

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have released their new residential construction statistics for February 2022, which found that privately‐owned housing starts in February hit 1,769,000, 6.8% above the revised January estimate of 1,657,000. ...

Joint actions were taken today by the OCC and FinCEN against USAA, citing violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and failure to establish an effective Anti Money Laundering program.

A special Executive Session of the Senate Banking Committee voted on advancing Sandra Thompson as Director of the FHFA, among other key nominations.