Mortgage fraud has gone beyond borrowers simply falsifying income and employment information.

The number of loans in Fannie and Freddie portfolios that are less than two years delinquent nearly tripled in 2021, courtesy of COVID.

Thirty-nine states have programs that provide victims of domestic violence or sexual abuse with substitute mailing addresses to help hide their physical location.

The impact of the Equifax credit score snafu appears to be minimal, limiting the headache for lenders.

GSE insiders worry litigation over race-based housing assistance will undermine the enterprises’ equitable housing finance plans.

MBS investors will now have access to 18 years of refinance and prepayment data derived from Desktop Underwriter.

Fannie and Freddie bolstered their affordable housing acquisitions in 2021; FHLB not so much.

In addition to a Credit Insurance Risk Transfer transaction, the GSE’s capital markets team completed a $477.2 million non-performing loan sale.

Coding errors may require new underwriting for loans that relied on data originating with the massive credit score reporting firm.

Higher AMIs in most counties mean more borrowers are eligible for the GSEs’ affordable housing programs.