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Rising insurance costs and pricier fire resistant building materials are testing how the second most expensive state responds to climate emergencies

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are mum on whether a temporary solution from Florida officials to support downgraded home insurance firms will pass muster for the enterprises' underwriting exceptions.

Additionally: FHFA adds reporting mandate for servicers and more layoffs are announced.

Recent reports highlight the question of how much wage growth can do to sustain loan performance as pandemic relief gets rolled back, consumer costs rise and the housing market cools.

Julie A. Hill is the Alton C. and Cecile Cunningham Craig Professor of Law at the University of Alabama.

The lawsuits claim various loan officers and branch managers diverted loans and other trade secrets to their new employers.

Approximately 8% of listings on the market each week are getting a price cut, while the share of offers facing bidding wars fell below 45% in July, the brokerage's latest report found.

The company dialed back loan production activities at its call center and from mortgage brokers as interest rates continued to rise.

In actuality, the law establishes the procedure for setting the maximum limits; in principle, the director could set the limits below these maximum levels, argues a former principal economist for the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Philip Cornell is senior economist at the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity.