The GSEs (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) completed 22,411 foreclosure prevention actions in November, bringing the total to 4,013,134 since the start of the conservatorships in September 2008, according to the Foreclosure Prevention Report released by the Federal Housing Finance ...
Read More »Housing Sentiment Hits All-Time High
Fannie Mae has released the latest installment of its monthly Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI), with the Index rising 3.7 points in January 2018 to hit an all-time survey high of 89.5. The HPSI is also up 6.8 points year-over-year. ...
Read More »CoreLogic to Redistribute GSE Credit Risk Transfer Data
CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics, and data-enabled solutions provider, announced it is redistributing credit risk transfer (CRT) loan-level data from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The CRT redistribution will include Fannie Mae’s Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) data and Freddie Mac’s Structured Agency ...
Read More »Diversity Council Drives Progress With Leadership From Fannie Mae
As the American Mortgage Diversity Council (AMDC) strives to implement diversity and inclusion efforts within the industry, another step towards progress has been taken as the council welcomes established leader Charmaine Brown, Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Fannie Mae, to its council as Vice Chair.
Read More »Fannie Mae CEO on the GSE’s Past & Future
It’s been a decade since the housing bubble collapsed, sending shockwaves through the mortgage industry and creating economic impacts that are still being felt throughout the nation to varying degrees. In its December 2017 issue, DS News spoke to several ...
Read More »What do Mortgage Industry Data Initiatives Mean for Lenders?
The mortgage industry is waking up to disruptive technology and digital innovation that can transform the industry. These innovations include data initiatives that have been rolled out to establish or update data standards, transmission protocols, and platforms across the industry. ...
Read More »The Art of the Possible in Mortgage and Tech
When asked what an average day is like for her, Tracy Stephan, Director of Enterprise Innovation for Fannie Mae, laughs and replies, “I think we don't have any average days in Innovation.” As head of Fannie’s Enterprise Innovation Team, Stephan ...
Read More »U.S. Job Growth Softens, Performs Below Expectations
The U.S Department of Labor reported a job growth of 148,000 while unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent for the third consecutive month.
Read More »FHFA Credit Changes Could Expand Homeownership
With the Enterprises considering major changes when it comes to GSE credit score standards, a FICO representative says they welcome the competition—so long as it’s fair.
Read More »Fannie Offers $10M for Affordable Housing Solutions
Fannie Mae is offering $10 million dollars for solutions to the country’s affordable housing issues. The government-sponsored enterprise issued its Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge earlier this week.
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