CFPB is investigating price gouging by private equity firms; litigation may occur between the bureau and JPMorgan Chase regarding Zelle payments; CFPB and other federal regulators release a proposed rule to standardize data submitted to federal financial agencies; CFPB proposes $3.0 million in penalties for credit repair issue.

High interest rates may mean lower acquisition volumes for the GSEs, but they also mean slower prepayment speeds for the mortgages in the agencies’ guarantee books of business. (Includes data table.)

Senate Democrats note that FHLBank Boston CEO Timothy Barrett received $3.1 million in compensation last year while the bank contributed just $2 million to its affordable housing program.

FHFA’s recent decision to waive loan-level price adjustments for the low-income financing programs of the GSEs means that borrowers can sometimes get lower interest rates through HomeReady and Home Possible than they can using traditional GSE financing.

Housing finance aficionados may doubt Fannie and Freddie will ever exit conservatorship, but that doesn’t stop them from telling you what that exit would look like.

LPA will now confirm loan assumptions for eligible borrowers, simplifying the process for servicers that aren’t sellers.

Freddie’s head of third-party oversight and governance recently outlined the main counterparty risks faced by the mortgage giant.

A 2024 IT security audit found that FHFA still had several recommendations from prior audits remaining open.

Shifting the burden of title insurance from borrowers to lenders may not provide the best overall cost savings, according to economists at the Urban Institute.

New to the servicing sales arena? Been keeping your portfolio forever and are ready to off-load some of it and book a gain? There’s a few basic things you should know.