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DS News Webcast: Monday 3/28/2016

Michael Stegman, who currently serves as the National Economic Council’s top housing adviser at the White House, is stepping down from that position, a Treasury spokesperson confirmed to DS News on Friday. Treasury confirmed to DS News that Stegman will be leaving the White House to ...

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DS News Webcast: Friday 3/25/2016

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The government’s Home Affordable Modification program, launched in 2009 in response to the housing crisis, is set to expire at the end of this year. In seven years, HAMP has completed 2 point 3 million homeowner assistance actions for 1 ...

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The MReport Webcast: Thursday 3/24/2016

Freddie Mac on Wednesday announced it had completed an auction of 6 thousand 8 hundred deeply delinquent non-performing single-family residential loans totaling 1 point 4 billion dollars in unpaid principal balance. The loans sold are serviced by Nationstar Mortgage and ...

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DS News Webcast: Wednesday 3/23/2016

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In a speech Tuesday at the Women in Housing and Finance Public Policy Luncheon in Washington, D.C., FHFA Director Mel Watt said he expected to make an announcement in the next 30 days on whether or not the Agency had found a ...

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DS News Webcast: Tuesday 3/22/2016

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As Agency first-time buyer mortgages get riskier, the gap between fist-time buyer mortgage risk and repeat buyer mortgage risk continues to get wider, according to data released on Monday by the American Enterprise Institute’s International Center on Housing Risk. The Agency First-Time Buyer ...

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DS News Webcast: Monday 3/21/2016

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Fannie Mae has announced its latest contribution to the credit risk transfer space—two Credit Insurance Risk Transfer deals that shift a portion of the credit risk on pools of single-family loans with approximately 19 point 5 billion dollars in unpaid principal ...

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DS News Webcast: Friday 3/18/2016

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Republicans have always been critical of the controversial Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, but lately they have turned up the heat with their criticism as the Obama Administration heads into its final months. This week, Republican ...

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DSNews Webcast: Thursday 3/17/2016

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Rents may be rising and consumers may be feeling the crunch when it comes to their personal finances, but 70 percent of renters still believe that renting is more affordable than owning a home and 55 percent of renters plan ...

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DS News Webcast: Wednesday 3/16/2016

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Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, delivered a public address on Tuesday on the committee’s plan to offer what he terms a bold and better alternative to the Dodd-Frank Act. Hensarling said the controversial Wall Street reform ...

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DS News Webcast: Monday 3/14/2016

The year 2012 also marked the beginning of a four-year period in which the GSEs’ expenses increased by a combined 1 point 1 billion dollars. A white paper released this week by the Office of Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, ...

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