The Treasury Department announced $100 million in affordable housing funding, while HUD named recipients of its Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing grant competition.

Would a second Trump administration be more likely to take the GSEs out from under the government’s thumb? It didn’t work the first time around, but Biden hasn’t been interested at all.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council wants Congress to provide FHFA and Ginnie Mae authority to supervise nonbanks given their growing dominance of the mortgage servicing market.

A new California bill that seeks to regulate the use of automated decision tools is facing strong opposition from the Mortgage Bankers Association and other trade groups.

The bills with endorsements from the MBA marked up by a House committee didn’t garner support from Democrats, making it unlikely that they’ll be signed into law during the Biden administration.

Critics argue the new second mortgage program is another attempt by Freddie Mac to expand its footprint. But GSE insiders say it’s already allowed under its charter.

The postponement comes just weeks after Congress passed a short-term extension of the flood insurance program’s authorization.

Industry trade groups as well as analysts believe the proposed waiver pilot is purely a political gesture and will, in fact, expose borrowers and lenders to financial risk.

Both Democrats and Republicans have little interest in GSE reform, according to discussions this week at the SFVegas conference.

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.