The CFPB is asking states to heighten their efforts to tighten data privacy protection and close gaps with federal laws.

Federal Reserve examiners found that all Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act violations it encountered at banks in 2023 were tied to escrow account requirements.

CSBS is taking a close look at loan officer education compliance; CFPB fines Global Tel Link $3 million; CFPB releases details from student loan survey; pilot study by CFPB finds differences in how lenders treat minorities that own small businesses; Comerica Bank files lawsuit challenging CFPB investigation; Fifth Circuit denies request to reopen case against CFPB’s payday lending rule.

October deliveries to the GSEs were up 15.2% from September, largely due to a 66.4% sequential increase in refinances. (Includes two data tables.)

Mortgage industry stakeholders speculate about who Trump will nominate to oversee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and determine whether they remain in conservatorship or are re-privatized.

The reduction in fees for mortgages on homes that qualify for the GSEs’ housing goals are estimated to increase Fannie and Freddie acquisitions by 37,000 loans in 2025.

Industry trade groups noted that the increase comes on top of a 400% price hike over the past two years. They also argued that the credit re-porting bureaus will inevitably add additional price hikes.

Freddie Mac failed to win a complete summary judgment against an insurer who declined to pay claims related to a 2008 SEC investigation. The judge’s ruling makes it more likely the case goes to trial and discovery.

The GSEs hope FHLBanks can raise awareness of their programs to improve access to mortgage credit for Native Americans.

Victoria Nahrwold, a 25-year NCUA veteran, is now heading FHFA’s Division of Enterprise Regulation.