The government-sponsored enterprise said it has identified a significant number of fraudulent appraisals tied to mortgages originated between 2021 and 2023.
If the government-insured mortgage programs don't follow FHFA in shifting to a bi-merge process, then it's not worth making the switch for GSE loans, according to CHLA.
"Our expectation remains that the next quarter will be amongst the toughest the industry has seen in the last 15 years," said Matt Scurlock, a managing director and chief financial officer at Texas Capital Bank.