Renzi spent a large chunk of his career at GMAC, finishing his 23-years there as COO of ResCap and president of the mortgage division. He followed that up with a couple years as Freddie’s executive vice president for its single-family business.
Although most of the CSS software developers let go were contractors, the company did have a few employees working in development. Now that the platform is finished, those positions are no longer required.
Mortgage insurer Radian recently modified the severance agreements it has with certain executives, boosting termination pay to 150% from 100%. Of course, this only applies if it’s a “qualifying termination event"...
Part of the problem is that the current proposed rule was a product of the previous director and much has changed since the rulemaking began a year ago.
The increase reflects a 5.38% surge in the price of the average home from the third quarter of 2018 to the third quarter of 2019, as calculated in FHFA’s House Price Index.
The Fed has significantly stepped up purchases of agency MBS in recent months. However, the central bank's balance sheet shows no sign of an increase in MBS holdings, prompting some questions. Meanwhile, shoring up the repo market might be a factor.