The combination of the NAR settlement, better coordination between White House and FHFA, and the resurgence of the CFPB may help establish real price competition in the housing and mortgage markets.
Researchers show that U.S. insurance companies monitor the riskiness of the assets backing their CMBS bonds but they didn’t sell off significant portions of the portfolios.
Critics say the data giant’s exclusive contracts with data providers and strategic acquisition of potential competitors make it impossible for new market entrants to gain scale or price competitively.
Researchers find evidence that, in areas with significant flood risk, lenders charge higher interest rates and assess lower home values, even if those areas are not included in FEMA flood maps.
The reduction in costs helped lenders that maximize LPA maintain profitability while the industry as a whole experienced a negative 5.8% margin, according to findings from Freddie Mac.
Naa Awaa Tagoe, deputy director for housing mission and goals at FHFA, waded through some of the agency’s most recent controversies at the MBA’s secondary market conference.
The creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could grease the skids for an end to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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