In recent amicus briefs, the bureau argued that statutes of limitations are subject to equitable tolling and a loan’s exposure to the Truth in Lending Act is not based solely on contractual language.
Chase Home Finance solidified its position as the largest GSE servicer in the second quarter while the servicing portfolio at second-ranked Wells Fargo continued to shrink.
The conservator of Fannie and Freddie argued that the testimonies of two former FHFA directors were irrelevant because they were not at the agency when the Treasury Department agreed to the net worth sweep.
Most of the drop-off in production hasn’t been because borrowers didn’t want to pay high interest rates, an analysis from FHFA showed. It’s because high interest rates have spiked DTI ratios, disqualifying borrowers for a mortgage.
Some 62% of mortgage fraud incidents involve the misrepresentation of income and employment, while 33% involve the understating of borrower liabilities, a Fannie survey showed.
The big winner was the Finovation team, which floated the idea of creating an industry cooperative similar to the Mortgage Electronic Registration System.