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January 10, 2018

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What to Expect Under Mulvaney: Less Hostility Toward Industry

CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney has less than 200 calendar days left to occupy the director’s chair, so industry officials have been wondering what they can expect from the bureau as long as he’s in charge. Read More

Bank Mortgage Repurchases Hit Record Low

Commercial banks and savings institutions reported another decline in the volume of home mortgages they repurchased from investors during the third quarter, according to an Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of call-report data. Read More

House Subcommittee Considers Mortgage Legislation

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing Tuesday to consider legislation that would affect the mortgage industry and institutions regulated by the CFPB. Read More

Latest MBS from New Residential Viewed More Favorably than Previous Deal

A planned mortgage-backed security from New Residential Investment received much higher ratings than a similar deal issued by the firm in 2016. Read More

Housing Finance Reform Must Include FHA, Panelists Say

Panelists at an Urban Institute event this week concluded that there can’t be a housing finance reform discussion without including the FHA. Carol Galante, former FHA commissioner during the Obama administration, said it’s important to make sure changes to the government-sponsored enterprises don’t unintentionally impact the FHA. Read More

Short Takes: Home Appraisals More Realistic, Mortgage Applications are Up, Housing Production to Grow

tressler@imfpubs.com Homeowners and appraisers are closer to seeing eye-to-eye on home valuations than at any time in the last two years, according to new data from Quicken Loans. “Home appraisals were an average of 0.5 percent lower than what owners expected in December,” the lender said, “These two data points have moved closer together since November, when appraised values were 0.67 percent lower than homeowners’ estimates, and far improved from one year ago when there was… Read More

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