The retail channel accounted for 79.3 percent of the $49.49 billion of jumbo originations reported by a diverse group of top lenders in the first quarter…
The plaintiffs allege the net worth sweep of the GSE profits is the clearest manifestation of the FHFA’s “overarching policy” to operate Fannie and Freddie for the exclusive benefit of the federal government.
Franklin American Mortgage has relaxed and removed many of its overlays across the company’s portfolio of products, including revising the minimum FICO credit score down by 20 points on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans. The company said it wants to more closely align its policies with current agency requirements for loans sold to the government-sponsored enterprises and insured by the FHA and VA. Franklin revised...
The mortgage industry has come to the conclusion that meaningful housing-finance reform is so elusive that any legislation being introduced is a long shot, even in the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, which seems to be more involved in the topic than any other panel on Capitol Hill. Over the past month, rumors have circulated that some senators on the committee, including Bob Corker, R-TN, have been discussing with fellow members what an outline for housing-finance reform might look like, but with nothing committed to paper. A spokeswoman for the committee told...
ABA stands to be an “influencer” in the debate not just because of the size of its bank membership base, but because depositories rank a close second to the Federal Reserve among the largest investors in agency securities.
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