FHFA Director Bill Pulte says he plans to meet with the big builders individually to find ways for them to accelerate their production. Industry insiders say it will be hard for the GSEs to impact homebuilding.

Fannie Mae is allowing lenders more flexibility in how they reverify loan applications and appraisals. At the end of the day, Fannie just wants to make sure that the loan you make is the loan you thought you were making.

Although behind the scenes conversations between the Trump administration and mortgage industry players have made some observers more optimistic about GSE reform, plenty of critics remain unconvinced.

OIG auditors identify critical weaknesses in the security of FHFA’s public-facing websites and inadequate coordination between the agency, the Federal Home Loan Banks and federal financial regulators.

Under Director Pulte, FHFA has withdrawn proposed rules affecting enterprise liquidity requirements and the unsecured credit limits and boards of directors of the FHLBank System.

Freddie board member jumps to Fannie board; a week of CAS and STACR tender offers; and seller/servicer guidance for the shutdown.

One of the most common loan defects remains “incorrect income calculation — rental income/loss.”

The new option allows tri-merge resellers to calculate and deliver FICO scores directly to customers, bypassing the big credit bureaus. Experian countered with a move involving VantageScore 4.0.

Policy changes at the mortgage giant should make it easier for borrowers to purchase properties with ADUs.

The GSEs continue the modernization of the datasets critical to the mortgage industry, including updates that will be key to the implementation of multiple credit scores for mortgage borrowers.