New bills in Congress aimed at the housing market have some bipartisan support; Trump fires Democrats on NCUA board; Trump administration looks to boost mortgage activity at smaller banks.

Fannie and FHFA accused the employees of fraud and deceitful actions, but provided no details of wrongdoing.

FHFA Director Bill Pulte gets a glimpse of what congressional oversight looks like as leading Democrats criticize him for actions in his first weeks in office.

Recent communications from the White House seem to affirm that the CDFI Fund won’t face drastic cuts following a recent executive order.

The chief innovation officer at United Wholesale Mortgage testified at a hearing in Congress this week on housing affordability. Senators at the hearing largely focused on issues outside of the mortgage market.

The government watchdog said federal agencies associated with housing finance have met three of five critical criteria for mitigating the risk they pose to taxpayers.

Questions still remain about the future of the CFPB with some industry leaders wondering if it will be streamlined or shuttered.

FHFA may push Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to increase LLPAs on mission-adjacent loans to drive more loan sales to the private market.

Regulators and lenders will have to figure out how to comply with non-discrimination laws without resorting to the use of DEI.

The lending affiliate of the Onity Group paused its non-agency operations in Maryland as a new state regulation requires all parties involved in the mortgage lending process to be a licensed mortgage lender.