If the Federal Reserve is able to reduce inflation, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh believes that interest rates on mortgages will come down. Economists in the mortgage market aren’t expecting lower rates anytime soon.

Homebuilders believe that in addition to the federal housing bill, localized reforms are needed to address housing affordability.

Equifax CEO dismisses concerns about lenders gaming the GSEs’ underwriting standards; Fannie’s home price survey marches on.

Any impact from the landmark 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act could take years, with the Republicans proudly touting that the law doesn’t include any new funding.

Historic data appear to show that FICO 10T credit scores are slightly more accurate than VantageScore 4.0 at predicting defaults.

Lenders are adjusting their retail strategies, with some investing more heavily in distributed retail and others looking more closely at wholesale and direct-to-consumer.

Originations were up 27.7% at JPMorgan Chase. BofA posted a similar gain as Chase while Wells Fargo’s production was up more than 40%. Mortgage revenue, meanwhile, declined at Chase and Wells.

Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, R-WI, introduced a bill with TRID amendments as part of his plan to increase the supply of housing.

The CFPB plans to issue a servicing rule in August and is considering revisions to ATR/QM requirements. Both HUD and VA have a long list of rulemaking plans, while FHFA’s regulatory agenda is more limited.

Mortgage lenders want reduced capital requirements on warehouse lending by banks. They believe higher capital requirements will flow through to pricing for mortgages.