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The Legal League held its Fall Servicer Summit in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the Five Star Conference in Dallas, spotlighting the latest regulatory developments, lawsuits, and emerging trends within the housing and mortgage space.

The MBA reports the share of mortgage loans in forbearance has fallen to 0.33% nationwide in August, just eight basis points shy of where the rate was in March 2020 at the outset of the pandemic.

The Five Star Institute will recognize the achievements of remarkable businesswomen working to expand homeownership, especially for first-time homeowners, with its Keys in Hand Award, part of the upcoming 12th Annual Women in Housing Leadership Awards event.

FHFA is soliciting comments from market participants and stakeholders on the transition to updated credit scoring models and credit reporting requirements for loans acquired by the GSEs.

Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index revealed that home-selling and homebuying sentiments are up year-over-year, a welcome sign that raised the index as a whole by 4.9 points.

September marks the fifteenth anniversary of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac being placed into conservatorship by the FHFA at the height of the Great Financial Crisis, and continues to show no signs of ending, according to a new Q&A from industry veteran Don Layton.

Separating where someone lives from where that person works could open up access to affordable housing that only requires an internet connection, not a commute.

Next week, the Five Star Institute and Brookstone Management will present a webinar discussing the topics of combating neighborhood blight, returning foreclosed properties to the market, and protecting property values. Tune in for in-depth insight and perspective from Brookstone, Fannie Mae, and U.S. Bank execs.

According to the Fitch Ratings, loan portfolio delinquencies modestly improved for the fifth consecutive quarter. Click through to read the latest data and info on the impact of borrower assistance programs in Q1 2023.

As the future of the economy remains uncertain, the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research Group forecasts home sales to remain constrained within a tight range regardless.