Here's a fact that most readers may not know: the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 grants the FHFA the authority to bring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of conservatorship.
A source close to Horne confirmed the news and said he would be serving as an “executive advisor” to Wingspan, at least over the short term. But this source warned that the situation was "fluid."
No reason for panic yet: Only two jumbo (MBS) borrowers are currently more than 60 days delinquent and the foreclosure process has yet to start for either.
The Mortgage Bankers Association is on a mission to convince banking regulators to revisit the Basel III capital standards and to change the cap on how much mortgage servicing rights can count toward Tier I capital. The way things stand now, MSRs will be capped at 10 percent of capital when the rule is fully phased in, with the excess deducted from a depository’s “common equity.” Previously, the cap was 100 percent. In a draft letter to the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the MBA argues...