FICO 10T takes a step forward; Trump names new acting IG of FHFA; a new, old analyst for Fannie Mae.

Lenders with high adoption rates for tools from Freddie Mac like automated collateral estimator and asset and income modeler have significantly lower per-loan costs and higher per-loan profits, the GSE says.

Slight interest rate relief might lead to a refinance wave that could help servicers offset some of the performance drags expected from prepayments and rising unemployment.

Mortgages can be a good stepping stone to other services, speakers advised during an American Credit Union Mortgage Association discussion this week.

Sellers are unwilling to budge on price and buyers are waiting for better deals or a shift in market, prompting more delistings.

The Securities and Exchange Commission received 31 comments in response to a concept release that sought feedback on revisions to disclosure requirements for publicly-registered securitizations.

Federal Reserve Ends Balance Sheet ReductionAfter 42 straight months of allowing its security holdings to run off, the Federal Reserve finally said “enough.” The central bank’s current balance sheet: $6.134 trillion.

Trade groups suggested improvements to Ginnie Mae’s reverse-mortgage securitization program, many of which were already included in a planned update the agency has gone quiet on.

The company released a suite of standardized credit and prepayment curves for auto and personal loans.

The MBA continues to argue that the credit scores provided by Equifax, Experian and TransUnion are now so similar that lenders shouldn’t be required to pull all three. Credit bureaus disagree.