Unsealed documents in the pre-trial filings for Fairholme v. FHFA reveal the names of prominent witnesses expected to testify in the October jury trial.

Some of the agency’s websites and web services do not use proper security protocols, leaving them vulnerable to cyberattacks.

MCT and Freddie Mac experts discussed the strategies of managing MSR assets. While some firms are interested in the best financial deal they can get, others are focused on retaining clients.

A big first half of CRT activity brings Freddie’s total issuance to date to nearly $100 billion covering single-family mortgages with an original balance of more than $3.5 trillion.

Urban Institute researchers said the reliance on personal loans to finance manufactured housing adds to inequity in affordable housing.

Inflationary pressures and limited housing supply are making it difficult for millennial and Gen Z renters to afford first-time homeownership.

New enumerators will go into effect in CRT remittance files and loan performance data Oct. 25.

The fintech that promised to smooth out borrowers’ home transitions with cash offers and “sell before you buy” financing has shut shop, citing market conditions and difficulty raising capital.

Home prices depreciated in July; foreclosure starts near pre-pandemic levels in August; mortgage rate locks continued downward trend in August; applications for mortgages on second homes fall to pre-pandemic levels; Experian allowing renters to boost their credit scores.

August marked the lowest monthly output of agency single-family mortgage-backed securities since June 2019.