Pollock criticized the Treasury Department’s decision to pay off $13.5 billion of subordinate GSE debt at the start of the conservatorships nine years ago...
The day before, Cherry Creek Mortgage issued a statement saying it would extend health care benefits to cover same-sex couples “effective immediately.”
New CIO for Freddie. Freddie Mac named Stacey Goodman as executive vice president and chief information officer. She will begin on Sept. 25 and brings more than 25 years of technology experience in the financial services industry. In her role, Goodman will lead the Information Technology division and provide corporate-wide leadership for all the company's technology activities. Previously Goodman was executive vice president, chief information and operations officer at CIT. Prior to that she held several roles at Bank of America, last serving as managing director and divisional CIO of global technology & operations. Goodman will be a member of the senior operating committee and will report directly to CEO Donald Layton.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac saw a modest uptick in production of single-family mortgage-backed securities in July, as 2017 activity remained slightly above last year’s levels. The two GSEs issued $71.84 billion of MBS last month, a 3.7 percent increase from June. That brought year-to-date volume to $479.77 billion, including securitization of modified loans, a slim 1.1 percent increase compared to the first seven months of 2016. The GSE market continued to shift dramatically from refinance loans to purchase mortgages. Refi loans accounted for just 33.4 percent of Fannie and Freddie business in July after ending 2016 with 55.4 percent of GSE business.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have both extended the option to skip the traditional appraisal process in lieu of automated appraisals to purchase loans. Several months ago, the GSEs announced they would offer appraisal waivers on some refinance loans to borrowers who have at least 20 percent equity in their homes. But last week, Freddie said a traditional appraisal also would not be necessary on every purchase loan. The changes take place Sept. 1. A few days later Fannie announced appraisal -free mortgages on some purchase loan applications. Both GSEs emphasize that the appraisal waivers are only permitted when there’s enough data on the property.
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