House members discuss reforms to AMA, Affordable Housing Program, membership eligibility, and ways to provide CDFIs more access to FHLB advances.

The rule change would reduce regulatory costs and effort for both the FHLBanks and FHFA, dovetailing with Trump administration plans to simplify regulation for federal agencies.

FHFA rescinds decades old Q&A sessions; Office of Finance names new board chair.

FHFA wants to claim exemptions “for certain system of records to ensure the agency can effectively carry out its statutory responsibilities while safeguarding sensitive information.”

Naa Awaa Tagoe lands at Scotiabank; Fannie completes RPL sale; FHLBank Office of Finance names new directors.

The Federal Home Loan Banks say the supervisory haircut federal regulators proposed applying to their consolidated obligations when held as collateral is too large and may impair pricing and liquidity.

Lenders responsible for the majority of conventional mortgage originations are currently using VantageScore in some fashion, but it’s still not clear how they deal with differences between VS4 and classic FICO.

Four of the 11 regional Federal Home Loan Banks saw double-digit declines in net income in the first quarter, even though total assets grew for the period. (Includes three data tables.)

Two main sources for lender liquidity are working to improve communication and simplify collateral exchange.

The Federal Home Loan Bank trade group supports President Trump’s executive order on improving access to mortgage credit.