The Mortgage Bankers Association has sent 39 proposed origination-focused revisions for FHA’s single-family policy handbook.

In comments due last week, industry and consumer groups sought clarity on the transition from LIBOR for adjustable-rate mortgages.

Mortgage industry stakeholders welcomed Sandra Thompson’s nomination, touting her achievements in her current role as acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

The mortgage industry wants Ginnie Mae to withdraw the pandemic-related pooling restrictions imposed on reperforming loans.

The Mortgage Bankers Association and the Housing Policy Council are calling on Ginnie Mae to end temporary pooling restrictions imposed on reperforming loans during the pandemic.

The mortgage industry is applauding the passage of a False Claims Act amendment that would address language in a previous version that could have led to unintended consequences for FHA and VA lenders.

Mortgage industry stakeholders are on the same page with affordable housing and minority rights groups, at least when it comes to the FHFA’s proposal to require Fannie and Freddie to have concrete plans to improve equity in mortgage lending.

Three topics — ESG, COVID and George Floyd — dominated the past year in the mortgage market and will shape the GSEs’ future.

The flexibility and innovation shown by mortgage lenders during the pandemic should be incorporated into everyday practices, according to panelists at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual convention.

The Mortgage Bankers Association will welcome in-person attendees to its annual convention for the first time in two years next week. Registrations have surpassed MBA’s target of 3,200 attendees.