One of the key functions of the GSEs is to pool risk nationally for the benefit of underserved borrowers, and any capital framework for the enterprises has to build in this cross-subsidy, according to housing advocates.
Is Bill Foley, the 75-year-old non-executive chairman of title insurance giant Fidelity National, pondering retirement? Don't bet on it. He's shaking the mortgage vendor M&A tree big time.
One of the challenges with borrowers getting forbearance in this category is a lack of clarity regarding which entity holds legal authority to decide terms of loss mitigation.