The U.S. House of Representatives was a relatively busy place last week, with a handful of measures related to flood insurance passing the House Financial Services Committee, and a few other, small-scale, individual mortgage reforms being introduced. Among the bills passed by the committee was H.R. 2875, the “National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017,” introduced by Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-NY. It would make certain administrative reforms to the NFIP to increase fairness and accuracy and to protect the taxpayer from program fraud and abuse. The legislation passed on a 58-0 vote. Also favorably voted on was...

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Under NAR's plan, a portion of GSE profits would be deposited into a liquidity fund controlled by the FHFA.

The Bureau says it understands the industry’s concerns…

The firms originating the collateral backing the MBS were not identified.

Overall, NYCB will earn, on a pre-tax basis, $90 million by exiting the residential finance sector…

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If Trump names a top GOP lawmaker to head the CFPB it would leave open another House or Senate seat…