About 40 million households are making consistent monthly rent payments that are equal to or greater than the average monthly mortgage payment, according to one estimate.
A provision in the proposed rule that would limit sales of “credit header” information only to users who have a permissible purpose to obtain it would restrict the ability of lenders to advertise mortgage products.
Automatically increasing the caps for loans to be eligible for sale to the GSEs increases access to mortgage credit, but at the expense of increasing home prices.
While major rulemakings will pause until a new presidential administration takes over, work will continue on proposed rules, according to regulatory agency leaders.
Old industry hands like Mike Calhoun of CRL and former FHFA acting Director Ed Demarco say getting the GSEs out of conservatorship might be more complicated than the Trump administration believes.
The former Freddie executive said eliminating mortgage servicing rights, or transferring them to the GSEs, would eliminate the need for nonbank mortgage servicers to make servicing advances on delinquent loans.
President-Elect Donald Trump is expected to replace Rohit Chopra as CFPB director. It’s not yet clear how the Trump administration plans to handle mortgage-related efforts in progress at the CFPB.
The cost of a credit score for originations is set to increase by 41% in January. The plan prompted trade groups representing lenders to renew calls for regulators and Congress to address pricing practices for credit reporting products.
Ginnie Mae wants to give a capital break to servicers that hedge their positions and do it well. But the government guarantor might make some changes to the language first published last week.
Is Onity Group eyeing a sale? Perhaps. And why not? Servicing values are approaching a 25-year high.
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