The House Financial Services Committee is now led by Rep. French Hill, R-AR, who is considered a staunch supporter of the legislation.

Bill Pulte, Trump’s choice to run the FHFA, is a scion of a homebuilding industry giant, but his background is mostly in private equity and philanthropy.

Republicans, who have long opposed the bi-merge credit scoring model, now control Congress. That, combined with Trump’s “regulatory freeze,” could spell the end of this part of credit report reform.

The wildfires add new challenges to California’s growing property insurance and housing affordability crisis.

Property insurance challenges and rising home values could make it difficult for homeowners to rebuild after the California wildfires.

Affordable housing advocates say ending the GSE conservatorships administratively won’t relieve the enterprises from the mission-related responsibilities included in their charters and HERA.

The new regulation will allow the costs of reinsurance to be passed down to homeowners and potentially increase coverage in high-risk areas.

A new report from the Senate Budget Committee highlights how property insurance non-renewals are impacting homeowners and lenders.

Lender trade groups are maintaining hope that Congress will vote to pass a trigger lead ban before the December holidays.

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.