Republicans Take Issue With Fannie/Freddie QM Exemption. Some Congressional Republicans recently expressed concerns about the special treatment that loans eligible for sale to the government-sponsored enterprises currently enjoy under the CFPB’s qualified mortgage standards.... CFPB Updates HMDA Implementation Materials, Filing Instructions Guide. As part of its effort to support the industry’s adoption of the CFPB’s recently issued 2017 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act final rule, the bureau has updated the chart titled: Collection and Reporting of HMDA Information about Ethnicity and Race.... Other Federal Regulators Issue Designated Key HMDA Data Fields List. The Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency last week jointly issued ...
MBA chief Dave Stevens: “What happens if the president nominates a new [FHFA] director who thinks the government role in mortgage finance is too large and wants to scale it back?"
Cowen: “We continue to believe the Senate Banking Committee must release a legislative plan in 2017 for Fannie and Freddie if it is to be enacted in the 115th Congress.”
A little over two years ago, nonbank mortgage giant loanDepot unveiled a second-lien lending program, paving the way for some of its peers to enter the space. But so far, few have stuck their toe in the water. Moreover, it doesn’t seem as though loanDepot is exactly lighting the world on fire with the product, but that could change in the quarters ahead, especially if rates rise and consumers opt to tap equity by taking out a second. loanDepot declined to talk about its program and ...
The GSEs are also working toward issuing credit-risk transfer deals as real estate mortgage investment conduits, which would allow REITs to hold more of the assets.
BRAWL chief Tony Casa said if loan brokers want to send a message to firms that operate in both wholesale and retail, brokers should take their business elsewhere.
Plenty of executives we’ve spoken to the past few months believe the industry is in for a considerable spate of M&A in the year ahead. Then again, we’ve heard that prediction before...
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