A downpayment assistance program “polls great” but “we are just not going to see” it unless Democrats have a supermajority of the Senate, said David Dworkin, president and CEO of the National Housing Conference.

Currently, a handful of states have specific regulations for HEIs and federal oversight is limited as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is evaluating the market.

An affiliate of JPMorgan Chase was the winning bidder on an auction by Freddie Mac of nonperforming loans with a balance of $188.3 million.

FHA said the revisions more closely align with computer-security incident notification standards crafted by the federal banking agencies.

FHFA will hold FHLBank boards and senior management accountable for planning for and adapting to the shifting risks posed by the increasing frequency and intensity of climate-related natural disasters.

The Structured Finance Association warned the CFPB's servicing proposal would decrease the value of mortgage servicing rights, leading to a substantial negative impact on the secondary mortgage market.

The inspector general found that FHFA didn’t effectively maintain contingency planning documents for its general support system.

The annual home price growth rate may slow further in September, according to Intercontinental Exchange.

“After reviewing the comments and reconsidering the proposed rule’s substantive and procedural amendments, FHFA has determined that a number of material changes to the rule are necessary,” the agency said.

The affordable housing crisis is linked to a lack of housing supply, MBA panelists said.