Buydowns of interest rates on mortgages continue to be a valuable tool for lenders and homebuilders looking to compete in the current high interest rate environment.

HUD is seeking feedback on a plan to make permanent COVID-era flexibilities related to face-to-face meeting requirements between delinquent borrowers and mortgage servicers.

Plaintiffs’ attorney Hamish Hume said he’s optimistic shareholders can persuade a DC jury that FHFA and the Treasury violated shareholders’ contractual rights when they agreed to implement the net worth sweep in 2012.

A proposal floated by federal regulators seeks to base capital requirements for mortgages held in portfolio at big banks on loan-to-value ratios. Banks expressed grave concerns about the proposal.

The MBA said the proposal lacks a provision for a cost-benefit analysis and dispenses with assessing the likelihood that a firm would experience material financial distress in making the designation.

Although FedNow might seem an ideal fit for mortgage settlements, it remains to be seen if the industry will embrace this technology.

During the annual conference of the National Fair Housing Alliance this week, stakeholders outlined appraisal reform efforts.

After FHFA required the GSEs to provide translated mortgage documents, limited English proficient borrowers’ experiences improved, new research shows.

Federal regulators are expected to propose new capital requirements for big banks; DOJ and FTC propose new guidance on mergers.

A $9.9 billion fund established by the federal government to help borrowers avoid foreclosure is seeing growing use. Some $1.2 billion in funds from the Homeowner Assistance Fund were distributed in the first quarter.