With the prospect of a Fannie Mae title insurance pilot apparently off the table, critics turn their focus to attorney opinion letters.

Freedom Mortgage’s Allen Middleman has been named chair of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers’ inaugural board of governors that will advise the group on opportunities regarding outreach programs and policy issues.

Faster, better analysis of credit data means Fannie Mae can reduce some of the barriers to homeownership in “missing middle” housing.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson wants closer collaboration among the FHLBanks, the Federal Reserve and FDIC.

The MBA and others are pushing for federal regulators to go back to the drawing board on capital requirements for large banks. The regulators state that they will be flexible but defend the proposal.

When interest rates were low, escrow accounts were an afterthought in terms of MSR values. Now that interest rates are elevated, banks are seeing strong earnings from funds held in escrow accounts.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has called on servicers to pause foreclosures on VA home loans through May 31, 2024.

Hometown Lenders is in default on its warehouse lines, a new lawsuit alleges. Not only is the lender in trouble but so is its CEO/owner, who gave his personal guarantees on the loans.

Rep. Maxine Waters, CA, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, wants more federal funding for FEMA flood maps and for the NFIP.

Banks need to use stochastic events to better prepare for the long-term impact of climate change, according to a CoreLogic analyst.