A 60-Day Suspension for Certain GSE Foreclosures April 7, 2022 Dennis Hollier Still, many states have not rolled out effective HAF programs...Read More
Agency REMIC Issuance Unchanged in 2021, with Some Jockeying April 1, 2022 Brandon Ivey Fannie and Freddie reduced their REMIC/CMO issuance by 22.5% and 27.7%, respectively...Read More
GSE Regulator Addresses Latinos and Conventional Loans March 31, 2022 Dennis Hollier Thompson: “We’re charging the enterprises with making sure they look at all parts of the mortgage process"...Read More
GSE Loan Repurchases Rise Sharply in Booming 2020-21 Market March 28, 2022 John Bancroft Repurchases on the 2020 vintage, currently $2.37 billion, likely will edge higher...Read More
Lenders Weigh In on Blockchain. Block What? March 28, 2022 Dennis Hollier Only 31% of residential lenders believe mortgage companies will accept cryptocurrencies over the next three years...Read More
MBA Holds Firm on FHFA Not Regulating GSE Lenders March 21, 2022 Dennis Hollier The trade group believes Congress envisioned the agency as the regulator of the enterprises, not the marketplace as a whole...Read More
Short Takes: What If: The 5% FRM / Looking Sideways at the Fed / A Rate Comparison / About That Vacation Home / The Thompson Nomination Advances March 18, 2022 Dennis Hollier and Paul Muolo In case you haven't noticed: Jumbo rates continue to be cheaper than Fannie/Freddie rates...Read More
Condo Groups Seek Delay of Fannie/Freddie Standards March 16, 2022 Dennis Hollier Industry representatives have described the new Fannie/Freddie requirements as draconian...Read More
GSE CRT Issuance Drops in 2021 Despite Fannie’s Return March 15, 2022 Dennis Hollier Except for a $1.70 billion lender risk deal with PennyMac in the fourth quarter of 2020, Fannie had no CRT activity until October 2021.Read More
Increase in Mortgage Limits Impacts GSE Seller Volume March 14, 2022 Dennis Hollier The top five loan sellers to the GSEs in February: Rocket, UWM, Chase, Wells Fargo and loanDepot...Read More
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