Newly published comment letters show that housing and community advocacy groups support FHFA’s plan to use member incentive programs to encourage more mission-oriented lending by the FHLBanks.

Trade groups representing banks are unhappy with some of the changes FHFA is making to Federal Home Loan Bank practices.

Researchers compared the performance of borrowers with a credit score from FICO 10 T with previously unscoreable borrowers who are given a score based solely on traditional credit bureau data.

Because deposits at the Federal Reserve don’t earn interest, FHLBanks’ use of IBDAs at large banks with high credit has expanded over the last few years. FHFA wants to give those deposits a capital treatment equivalent to that given to overnight Fed funds sales.

The GSEs will expand eligibility for loan modifications by revising mark-to-market LTV ratio-based requirements and using a step-by-step process until the borrower’s P&I payment is reduced by 20%.

The GSEs may not purchase mortgages for working farms or ranches, but they do buy mortgages for residential property in rural settings — even if they have some agricultural characteristics.

Lora McCray joins the American Bankers Association.

Companies should implement consistent trainings for all new hires to help mitigate risk and create standard expectations.

New technologies such as electronic closings, data validation services and income calculators are helping to increase quality assurance standards and mitigate risk, according to panelists at MBA’s compliance and risk management conference.

The Climate and Community Institute released a housing resiliency policy plan to confront the homeowners insurance crisis that has been exacerbated by climate disasters.