Fannie Mae last week notched its fifth Credit Insurance Risk Transfer transaction of the year, a $285 million deal covering a pool of 34,000 single-family mortgages.
Defects related to liabilities on student loans, income/employment verification and the appraisal process topped the list of items Fannie warns lenders to keep alert for.
As AI becomes ubiquitous in both the origination and securitization of loans, the U.S. regulatory framework is likely to evolve closer to the stricter rules used in the European Union.
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.
Rates were up across all default categories in the fourth quarter of 2024.
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