Naa Awaa Tagoe lands at Scotiabank; Fannie completes RPL sale; FHLBank Office of Finance names new directors.

Proposed changes would revamp the treatment of “Indian areas” and rural agricultural workers, along with altering the method of calculating area median income.

Despite the controversy surrounding his investigations into political enemies of the president, FHFA Director Bill Pulte is asking Congress for enforcement authority over suspected cases of fraud.

The National Association of Mortgage Brokers contends that the condo sector hasn’t had nearly enough time to prepare for the GSEs’ new requirements.

Draft legislation would let the GSEs securitize construction loans; Fannie to expand title pilot program.

A 50% cap on debt-to-income ratio within Fannie Mae’s Desktop Underwriter acts as an extra-regulatory limit on credit availability, according to researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Lenders responsible for the majority of conventional mortgage originations are currently using VantageScore in some fashion, but it’s still not clear how they deal with differences between VS4 and classic FICO.

A GSE shareholder advocate says selling rights to existing shareholders could resolve conflicting objectives that have vexed GSE reform during the Trump administration.

Despite saying he will nominate former SEC Chair Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, President Trump appears to be sticking with FHFA Director Bill Pulte as acting DNI.

Four of the 11 regional Federal Home Loan Banks saw double-digit declines in net income in the first quarter, even though total assets grew for the period. (Includes three data tables.)