If past is prologue, the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s plan to hire as many as 141 employees may only be aspirational.

The former Freddie executive said eliminating mortgage servicing rights, or transferring them to the GSEs, would eliminate the need for nonbank mortgage servicers to make servicing advances on delinquent loans.

President-Elect Donald Trump is expected to replace Rohit Chopra as CFPB director. It’s not yet clear how the Trump administration plans to handle mortgage-related efforts in progress at the CFPB.

The cost of a credit score for originations is set to increase by 41% in January. The plan prompted trade groups representing lenders to renew calls for regulators and Congress to address pricing practices for credit reporting products.

Ginnie Mae wants to give a capital break to servicers that hedge their positions and do it well. But the government guarantor might make some changes to the language first published last week.

The Trump administration and Republican leadership in both houses of Congress will likely lead to the reversal of many Biden-era fair lending and equitable finance rules and guidelines, but affordable housing is still a bipartisan issue.

FHFA and CFPB insiders expect the new administration to make quick changes in agency leadership, a process made easier by Republicans gaining control of the Senate.

The MBA is focusing on regulatory reforms to help reduce the cost of mortgages. There is also some hope that Congress will pass legislation addressing trigger leads.

Despite low volumes and hints of trouble in the multifamily space, GSE profits remain remarkably healthy.

The study found that the Biden administration’s emphasis on reducing appraisal bias has generated some positive results.