Consumer complaints regarding student loans and mortgages fell sharply in the first half of 2018 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to a new analysis by Inside the CFPB. At the six-month mark, student loan complaints were down a stunning 62.5 percent from a year ago. Criticisms about home mortgages also experienced a double-digit decline – 24.9 percent – for the first half. On the other hand, total gripes filed by the general public [includes exclusive data chart] ...
CFPB Studies How Student Loan Borrowers Transition Out Of Debt. The CFPB recently issued a report on student loan payments and broader household borrowing. The report provides a close look at borrowers’ use of credit as they approach and make their final student loan payments and what follows in the months beyond. One key finding: Most borrowers pay off a student loan before the final installment is due, often with a single large payment. Further [Includes Four Briefs] ...
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae are relying more heavily on special rules that grant most of their single-family business qualified-mortgage status even if the debt-to-income ratio of the loan exceeds 43 percent. [Includes two data charts.]
Fannie Mae announced late last week it would provide a $26 million low-income housing tax credit equity investment to facilitate the construction of Far Rockaway Village, a 457-unit residential development in Queens, New York. Fannie will back the project through The Richman Group Affordable Housing Corporation, a Fannie LIHTC fund partner. ...
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