Housing Secretary Fudge resigns; IRS postpones controversial changes to IVES; regulators to alter Basel capital proposal; banking regulators waive appraisal requirements in Maui; feedback sought on bank call-report proposal.
Production of agency high-balance loans held up slightly better than the downturn in non-agency jumbo originations, but both sectors recorded big quarterly declines.
Wholesale-broker platforms took a significantly bigger share of the shrinking refinance market in 2023 as consumer-direct/retail volume lost ground. (Includes six data tables.)
If regulators take an aggressive stance, the final capital rule could be out by May. The other option would be to re-propose the rule, which could leave the rulemaking unfinished if there’s a change in administration.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco becomes the first FHLBank to allow members to use mortgage loans based on VantageScore 4.0 as collateral for advances.