Four of the six components of Fannie Mae’s latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index fell due to growing concern about the direction of mortgage rates.
Read More »The Exchange: The Way Forward
Larry Cordell, SVP, Risk Assessment, Data Analysis, and Research Group, and Xudong An, AVP, Supervision, Regulation, and Credit, both of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, speak about foreclosure trends as borrowers continue exiting forbearance.
Read More »FHFA Suspends Foreclosures on Borrowers Who Applied for HAF Assistance
New announcement will require servicers with GSE-backed mortgages backed to delay the foreclosure process for up to 60 days.
Read More »Working Toward Equity and Sustainability
Sandra L. Thompson, Director of the FHFA, speaks with DS News about her goals and priorities for the Agency and her vision for the future of the GSEs.
Read More »Eliminating Bias in Appraisals
Appraisals can be a stressful process for any buying or selling a home and there are many reasons why an appraisal would be undervalued or overvalued. Water intrusion, cracks in foundations, or termites are all things that can tank an ...
Read More »Fannie Mae Voucher Program to Expand Access to Affordable Housing
GSE to offer lower financing costs to property owners who accept HUD Housing Choice Vouchers.
Read More »A Modest Suggestion for a New Era
Americans have a lot invested in residential real estate, about $12 Trillion by way of traditional first mortgages on single-family homes. While that number may be shocking, 70% of that debt has been financed by four government agencies Freddie Mac ...
Read More »Padgett Law Group Receives ‘No-Objections’ Status from GSEs
Padgett Law Group (PLG) has announced the firm has received its no-objection status from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, clearing the final administrative task in entering the firm’s newest state of full-service creditors’ rights operations, Pennsylvania. The build-out of PLG’s ...
Read More »GSE Transfers Nearly $2B of Mortgage Credit Risk to Insurers
Fannie Mae recently executed two credit insurance risk transfer transactions on $50 billion of single-family loans in efforts to reduce taxpayer risk.
Read More »First-Time Buyers Continue to Feel Supply Chain Impact
As new home sales experienced a decline in February, the 20.4% rise in building materials year-over-year is being passed on to the consumer and pricing many out of the market.
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