Mortgage Bankers Association President Bob Broeksmit decried the proposed higher capital requirements for large banks at an MBA conference.

While many mortgage industry stakeholders want the GSEs’ current capital rule to be changed, others believe it’s a good compromise.

FHFA’s RFI on tenant protections attracted 3,522 comments, the vast majority from tenants voicing support. Industry groups argued that the economics of rent control just don’t work.

The Mortgage Bankers Association and the Housing Policy Council have asked the VA to allow for a comment period before it finalizes a new veterans assistance servicing purchase program.

The Mortgage Bankers Association wants the Departments of Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development to consider the cost implications of their proposal on new energy standards for the construction of multifamily properties.

The delinquency rates on FHA and VA loans decline; USDA revises areas that no longer qualify as “rural” under its single-family housing program; FHA has released updates to its single-family housing policy handbook.

Banks are in cost-cutting mode as high interest rates and looming changes to capital requirements have led to uncertainty in the mortgage market.

The lack of housing supply continues to constrain home sales and mortgage originations.

The new bill would reduce or eliminate processing delays, thereby encouraging more lenders to participate in trust land mortgage lending, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

There’s growing concern that time is growing short to reach a bipartisan, bicameral consensus on HUD spending.