Following a strong jobs report, many economists now expect the Fed to keep rates unchanged. Also, concerns about policies from the Trump administration are helping to drive up the 10-year Treasury rate.

Affordable housing advocates say ending the GSE conservatorships administratively won’t relieve the enterprises from the mission-related responsibilities included in their charters and HERA.

Property insurance premiums are rising and accounting for a larger share of mortgage borrowers’ monthly payments.

Bank regulators run by Trump-appointed leaders could move to issue a revised proposal on capital requirements for large banks, according to FDIC Vice Chairman Travis Hill.

More than 450 mortgage loans, many of them insured by FHA, were approved based on fabricated documents tied to the guilty plea.

The manufactured home builder allegedly made loans for borrowers while knowing they could not afford to pay back the loan.

Lenders doubt the changes agreed to by FHFA and Treasury will hasten the end of the conservatorships; they may even delay it.

Lenders are concerned that the incoming Trump administration might reinstate limits on GSE acquisitions, repeating an action from the first Trump administration.

The new regulation will allow the costs of reinsurance to be passed down to homeowners and potentially increase coverage in high-risk areas.

Mortgage bankers are trying to stay optimistic about the coming months but interest rates are rising, applications are down and inflation hasn’t been fully tamed.