Facing criticisms that borrowers would intentionally default to qualify for VA’s upcoming loan-modification program, the agency noted that nearly 90% of its home loan portfolio is at a 2.5% to 3% coupon.

The Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act has bipartisan support in the House. The bill, like its companion bill in the Senate, would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the sale of consumers’ information without their approval.

The Mortgage Bankers Association took Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s remarks as an opportunity to reiterate industry concerns about the Basel III endgame proposal.

The American Bankers Association and other trade groups want the court to vacate the new standards under the Community Reinvestment Act.

While FHFA didn’t provide details, lenders believe the agency wants the GSEs to coordinate their mortgage repurchase request policies.

Banking regulators appear to be taking criticism of their capital requirements proposal to heart. The impact the proposal would have on the mortgage market remains a major issue.

The MBA is taking its concerns about rising costs associated with obtaining credit scores to the FHFA, CFPB and FTC. A CFPB official said the regulator is willing to consider looking into the issue.

As the Trump campaign gathers steam, investors seem to believe that means the GSEs are more likely to be released from conservatorship.

Housing trade groups urged Congress to pass a bill to modernize the IRS’ income verification program.

Counterintuitively, the bi-merge will increase the number of credit pulls necessary to complete the average mortgage loan application. Consumers will ultimately pay for those extra pulls.