If Freddie Mac is allowed to purchase second mortgages, critics argue there should be clearly articulated capital requirements, loan-to-value ratio limits and debt-to-income ratio restrictions.
The new policy includes the implementation of a waterfall of loan modifications designed to reduce borrowers' monthly mortgage payment by at least 20%.
A coalition of trade groups has told FHFA that they can’t accurately compare new credit scores with old ones unless they have data going back prior to the financial crisis.
FHFA and the Mortgage Bankers Association have asked legislators to exempt Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from new laws governing the use of automated underwriting systems and other artificial intelligence tools.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency last week joined the OCC, FDIC and NCUA in reproposing a rule that will prohibit incentive-based compensation agreements.
Six months after completing its year-long review of the Federal Home Loan Bank System, FHFA is asking housing industry stakeholders how to create a mission statement that restores the banks' focus on housing.
Congress should consider legislation to allow Ginnie Mae to expand its pass-through assistance program to give nonbanks a liquidity backstop, according to the Financial Stability Oversight Council.
With banking regulators considering how to revise their Basel III endgame proposal, the U.S. Mortgage Insurers stressed that regulators should look more favorably on loans with private MI.