Using a single score or bi-merge increases the uncertainty in assessing borrower risk, with direct implications for loan pricing and underwriting decisions, according to a study by Andrew Davidson & Co.
The Fed will soon issue a proposal to loosen capital requirements for bank holdings of mortgage servicing rights and a proposal loosening capital requirements for mortgages held in portfolio by banks.
The House approved legislation this week aimed at increasing housing supply. Before the vote, President Trump called for an additional provision that wasn’t included.
Ranking Member Maxine Waters, D-CA, praised the House's bipartisan effort to pass the Housing for the 21st Century Act, but said one bill isn't enough to fix the housing affordability crisis.