“The only thing that’s on the table for them to do are these two bills,” said TD Securities Managing Director Jaret Seibert.

Elena Babinecz, a shareholder at the law firm of Baker Donelson and a former deputy assistant director at the CFPB, advised financial entities to “stay the course” on fair lending under ECOA, except for when it comes to special purpose credit programs.

In a note to investors last week, Goldman Sachs Managing Director Arun Manohar said he is not particularly optimistic about the longer-term success of VantageScore 4.0 in the agency MBS market.

Higher revenues and lower expenses drive $3.56 billion in first quarter profits for the mortgage giant.

According to the order, Chicago-based Federal Savings Bank sent millions of advertisements, telling consumers that they had “available funds” and should contact the bank; the ads were actually for a VA cash-out refi.

Fed holds rates steady for third time in a row; UWM adds VantageScore to reporting for conventional loans; Fresh housing supply boosts pending home sales in April.

Castlelake, Redwood team to purchase up to $8 billion of prime loans; MBA's Broeksmit signals support for Basel III reproposal; Single-family housing starts increase in March.

The temporary change is due to FHA’s 2025 modification to the single-family loss-mitigation waterfall, which included reinstating TPP requirements before certain loss-mitigation options can be approved.

Daniel Hyman, a portfolio manager at PIMCO, said in a recent report that the buydowns lead to new-build homes selling at an inflated value that a homeowner is unlikely to match when they try to sell later.

Representatives in Congress called on leadership to remove a provision in the Senate-passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act that mandates investors sell single-family build-to-rent housing.