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Short Takes: Freddie Mac’s New CEO? / Jeb’s Last Stand? Maybe Not / A ‘Comical’ Situation / A Low Grade for Hensarling? / Fannie’s New Chairman

December 18, 2018
Paul Muolo
As one veteran industry lobbyist explained with a hint of ire: “You’re telling me that a bunch of lame duck Congressmen who lost an election are going to show up on the Friday before Christmas?”
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Deputy HUD Secretary Pam Patenaude Quits After 15 Months on the Job

December 17, 2018
Paul Muolo
She brought a certain depth of knowledge to the table for her boss, Ben Carson, a career brain surgeon with little in the way of housing and mortgage experience.
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FHA and VA Introduce New Loan Limits for 2019

December 17, 2018
George Brooks
FHA will increase its floor for forward mortgages to $314,827 from $294,515.
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Outlook for Prime Non-Agency MBS Tied to GSE Pricing, Tools

December 17, 2018
Brandon Ivey
With Mel Watt’s term as FHFA director ending in early January, a new director appointed by President Trump is widely expected to take actions to reduce the GSEs’ footprint…
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Ginnie Stats Reveal Sharp Increase in FHA Risk Layering Over Two Years

December 17, 2018
John Bancroft
Loans with DTI ratios exceeding 50 percent accounted for 29.60 percent of FHA business in Ginnie MBS during the first two months of the fourth quarter…
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MBS Trading Hammered. Will the Stock Market Carnage Continue, Leading to Lower Rates?

December 17, 2018
Paul Muolo
The latest reading is a sign that liquidity is suffering and the creation of new agency securities is in the doldrums...
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Non-Agency MBS Outstanding Nears the End of an 11-Year Tunnel

December 14, 2018
John Bancroft
Roughly $458.6 billion of single-family non-agency MBS were outstanding at September 30, a scant 0.1 percent drop from June…
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FHFA’s Proposed Rule on Credit Scores a Setback for Vantage Score

December 14, 2018
Dennis Hollier
VantageScore is not happy with the FHFA's latest action...
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Calabria Gets the Nod for the FHFA Job. Rebuilding Capital on His Agenda?

December 14, 2018
Paul Muolo
A fool’s bet: that the GSE conservatorships will end anytime soon…
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A Kinder, Gentler CFPB Under Kathy Kraninger? BCFP or CFPB?

December 14, 2018
Yemeng Yang
Kraninger said she will make a “near-term” decision on changing the agency’s name…
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