July 26, 2024

Large Nonbanks Continue to Grow GSE Servicing Share

Chase remains the largest servicer of GSE loans at the halfway mark this year, but a 16.4% surge in volume at Mr. Cooper Group, the number two GSE servicer, cut deeply into Chase’s lead. (Includes two data tables.) Read More

Lenders, Housing Advocates Split on FHLBank Mission

The Federal Home Loan Banks as well as credit unions argue the FHLBanks’ mission was established by Congress, so only Congress can change it. Consumer advocates, meanwhile, are happy with the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s effort to redefine the mission. Read More

Coalition of State AGs Oppose Fannie Title Pilot

Fourteen state attorneys general sent a letter to FHFA Director Sandra Thompson urging her to quash Fannie Mae’s title insurance waiver pilot program. Read More

Completing GSE Reform Easier Said Than Done

SFA leader says ending GSE conservatorships would lead to unsustainable credit downgrades for Fannie and Freddie. Read More

Opposition to Freddie’s CES Pilot Continues to Pour In

Former Freddie CEO Don Layton said the pilot’s only connection to housing is that some of the homeowner’s equity is used as collateral for the new second. Read More

Freddie Updates LPA, Requiring Trended Data

Freddie adds a new AIM provider, requires trended data in most credit reports. Read More

Freddie Multifamily Aces Master Servicer Evaluation

S&P Global Ratings gives the Freddie asset management and operations team an “above average” ranking and a stable outlook. Read More

Fannie Examines ‘Heirs’ Property’ Issues

The mortgage giant worked with the Housing Assistance Council to estimate the scale of the tangled title problem and begin to look for solutions. Read More

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Large Nonbanks Continue to Grow GSE Servicing Share

Lenders, Housing Advocates Split on FHLBank Mission

Coalition of State AGs Oppose Fannie Title Pilot

Completing GSE Reform Easier Said Than Done

Opposition to Freddie’s CES Pilot Continues to Pour In

Freddie Updates LPA, Requiring Trended Data

Freddie Multifamily Aces Master Servicer Evaluation

Fannie Examines ‘Heirs’ Property’ Issues

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July 26, 2024

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As homeowner equity continues to build, more and more lenders are launching home equity lending products. Are you thinking of joining this market?