FHFA Hikes the Asset Cap for CFIs December 29, 2022 Paul Muolo The Bank Act was amended in 2008 to set the statutory cap at $1.0 billion...Read More
MBA Files Legal Brief in Favor of CA Fix-and-Flip Lender December 28, 2022 Namrata Bhatia In 2018, Nicholas and Sharon Honchariw took out a $5.6 million bridge loan from FJM, eventually defaulting on it...Read More
Black Knight Exec Gets Merger Bonus Early December 27, 2022 Sam Manas The bonus was previously disclosed but the payment is being accelerated...Read More
LIBOR? Going, Going, Almost Gone... December 27, 2022 Dennis Hollier The wording identifies new benchmark rates, based on SOFR...Read More
A Sea Change: FHA Clears the Way for Dual Roles on the Same Loan. RESPA? December 22, 2022 Monica Hogan However, lender employees with a direct impact on a mortgage approval decision may not have multiple roles on FHA deals...Read More
The GOP, Not Surprisingly, Takes Aim at Chopra December 21, 2022 Sam Manas Chopra noted the market share of ARMs has almost doubled...Read More
CFPB Slams Wells for Being a ‘Repeat’ Abuser of its Customers, Orders $3.7 Billion in Redress December 20, 2022 Sam Manas Wells is the nation's largest servicer of residential mortgages...Read More
Second-Level MBS Issuance Tracks 3Q22 Market Slump December 20, 2022 John Bancroft New rules from the FHFA require Fannie and Freddie to hold more capital for commingled Supers...Read More
Banks, Advocates Agree: Tech Firms' Payment Systems Pose Risks December 20, 2022 Sam Manas Last month, the bureau reopened public comments for 30 days...Read More
FHFA Finalizes Multifamily Housing Goals for 2023-2024 December 15, 2022 Dennis Hollier The new regulation focuses on percentages rather than absolute numbers.Read More
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