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April 16, 2018

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Fannie Addresses Risk Layering in High DTI Loans

Back in July 2017, Fannie revised its automated underwriting system to accept loans with DTI ratios over 45 percent without lenders having to show other compensating factors… Read More

A Steep 1Q18 Decline in Residential Production for BofA

BofA also produced $3.75 billion of home equity loans in the first quarter... Read More

Pershing Square Doubles Down on its GSE Bets

In the 2017 annual report, Pershing Square lists Fannie and Freddie common among its “losers…” Read More

Early 2018 Brings More Volatility to GSE Single-Family Rivalry

In early 2018 both GSEs were under orders from the Federal Housing Finance Agency to set g-fees that meet a “minimum return on equity…” Read More

Stearns Holdings Wants to Retire $80 Million Worth of High-Yielding Paper

Finance of America’s new president is industry veteran Bill Dallas. Read More

Short Takes: Watt Looks Back / Will Trump Shock the Mortgage Industry and Give Him Another Term? / LenderLive Buys Vendor, More Deals in the Works? / A New Director for Freddie Mac

Watt’s term expires in early 2019. President Trump is not expected to nominate him to another term. Then again... Read More

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