FHFA's Mel Watt: "While it is apparent that a draw will be necessary for each enterprise if tax legislation results in a reduction to the corporate tax rate, FHFA considers the $3 billion capital reserve sufficient to cover other fluctuations in income in the normal course of each Enterprise’s business.”
Mel Watt continued: “We, therefore, contemplate that going forward enterprise dividends will be declared and paid beyond the $3 billion capital reserve in the absence of exigent circumstances.”
Beginning in tax year 2018, a deduction won’t be allowed for interest paid on home-equity loans unless proceeds from the loan are used to improve the residence…
The FHFA noted that if another credit scoring model is introduced, the entire mortgage finance industry will incur increased operation and transition costs…
Washington Analysis believes the FHFA/Treasury move is a “clear positive for shareholders in the GSEs, particularly holders of junior preferred shares..."
The correspondent share of jumbo originations has risen in the past year while the retail share declined, according to a new analysis by Inside Nonconforming Markets. The survey found that correspondent production accounted for 18.1 percent of jumbo originations in the third quarter of 2017, up from a 14.3 percent share in the third quarter of 2016. During that time, the retail share of the lenders’ jumbo production fell from 81.3 percent to ... [Includes one data chart]
The number 15th ranked Fairway Independent Mortgage wouldn’t provide a hiring estimate but CEO Steve Jacobson said, “We’re always open minded about opportunities.”
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