GSE MBS Issuance Increases in May, Led by Freddie June 20, 2024 Namrata Bhatia Freddie saw the bigger monthly increase in MBS output, up 9.4% from April. Business was up 6.3% at Fannie.Read More
Home Sales Fizzle, Single-Family Starts, Permits Also Down June 20, 2024 Brandon Ivey The spring homebuying season ended with a thud in 2024.Read More
CFPB Issues Permanent Ban to Reverse-Mortgage Servicers June 20, 2024 Brandon Ivey Sutherland and NOVAD formed a servicing operation in 2014 to service HECMs on behalf of HUD.Read More
Trade Groups Seek Fix for Property Insurance ‘Crisis’ in CA June 20, 2024 Brandon Ivey The groups noted that the availability of property insurance in California is declining and prices are rising.Read More
Short Takes: CFPB Proposes Fine for Freedom’s HMDA Issues / Home Price Appreciation Slowing / New Expanded-Credit MBS June 20, 2024 Brandon Ivey The CFPB issued a proposed order that would require Freedom Mortgage to pay a $3.95 million penalty for submitting “error-riddled” data under HMDA.Read More
FHA Proposes Increase in TPO Liability June 18, 2024 Monica Hogan FHA is taking comments through June 24 on a draft mortgagee letter.Read More
Non-Agency MBS Market Grows in First Quarter June 18, 2024 John Bancroft The Federal Reserve reported $445.78 billion of non-agency MBS outstanding at the end of March, up 2.6% from December.Read More
CFPB Faces More Pushback From Republicans in Congress June 18, 2024 Shannon Clark CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said he believes the agency’s funding is in compliance with the appropriations clause.Read More
Lenders See Difficulties Obtaining Cybersecurity Insurance June 18, 2024 Brandon Ivey J-T Gaietto, chief operating officer at ConvergentDS, a firm that helps assess cyber risks, said obtaining cybersecurity insurance “isn’t the easiest thing to accomplish.”Read More
Short Takes: Outlook for Home Prices Unclear / Compliance Concerns With HUD’s NSPIRE System / Jumbo MBS From Chase / Publishing Break June 18, 2024 Brandon Ivey Home prices are slowing and an expected decline in interest rates could prompt further changes in the trajectory of home prices.Read More