The interim final rule goes into effect July 1...

Mark Garland, managing director of SitusAMC, Denver, agreed that bids of 3.0-times are doable today and are a welcome development after several weeks of inactivity, at least on the flow front.

The FHFA is pushing for legislation that will allow it “to examine the records, operations and facilities” of all Fannie/Freddie servicers – an expansion of its supervisory role over nonbanks.

Most of Freddie’s buyback claims end up being withdrawn by the GSE. A substantial share of Freddie’s loan purchases are underwritten through Fannie’s automated underwriting platform, but not all of the Desktop Underwriter extended services are available if the loan is sold to Freddie.

The CFPB proposed standards for qualified mortgages that don’t rely on a loan being eligible for sale to the government-sponsored enterprises.

Cowen Research: "The issue is what happens in August and September if the government permits expanded unemployment benefits to expire.”

“It was a case of ‘we’re all in this together,’ until it wasn’t,” Shenkman said.

The $439.2 million deal was in the works before economic volatility from the coronavirus stalled activity...

Thanks to the coronavirus, it was the worst earnings for mortgage banking since the fourth quarter of 2008…

Under the program, companies can submit specific queries identifying uncertainty in existing rules...