According to court filings, between 2009 and 2016, the trading desks at the defendant banks conspired to inflate prices.

The new cap structure will allow each firm to invest up to $100 billion in multifamily projects over the next five quarters. At least 37.5% of that investment must be for affordable housing.

Although the report notes that the administration’s preference is for legislative reform, the plan emphasizes that reform “should not and need not wait on Congress.”

When Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017, one of the major concerns was the impact it would have on the LIHTC program.

The bond market is upside down. Since Aug. 27, all Treasury notes with maturities of one year and lower have had greater yields than the 10-year.

The latest FHFA directive is something of a mystery. In separate 8-Ks, both Fannie and Freddie point out that no employees currently receive a base salary of more than $600,000.

"The CFPB’s job is not to regulate market share in the secondary mortgage market,” says Adam Levitin.

The Federal Home Loan Bank System saw a 21.2% decline in earnings during the second quarter of 2019.

A new rule means FICO will face competition as a credit scoring model for homebuyers, potentially expanding the number of mortgage applicants dramatically.

An appeals court has twice rejected discrimination and defamation claims by an employee fired for working with an unapproved contractor.