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The move would align the Federal Housing Administration with other agencies, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the USDA, and the National Credit Union Administration.

Laws in at least a dozen states allow municipalities or investors to acquire valuable property to satisfy tax liens far below the asset’s value, a legal organization said.

The agency is conducting its first price review for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac products since 2015 to make sure they are generating viable returns. The acting director said that is just one of many questions that must be answered before the enterprises can be privatized.

Following steep quarterly and annual losses, executives were optimistic that new revenue estimates are achievable in a rising interest rate environment, especially as customers transition to the Blend Title platform from Title365.

Broader hiring remained relatively strong and unemployment fell to a pandemic low during March, but a yield curve inversion — which can signal a recession — is concerning some.

Now that rates are up and originations are down, mortgage servicing rights can be an increasingly important source of cash and customers for lenders.

Questionnaires sent to banks in recent months seek information about loans to same-sex couples, women on maternity leave and people with limited English proficiency. Industry executives and attorneys say the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may be offering hints about specific types of fair-lending cases it could pursue.

Lawmakers during a committee meeting on senior housing doubled down on past arguments blaming investors and government spending for the nation’s tight market.

The new futures contracts can be used to mitigate risk on both the origination pipeline and the mortgage servicing portfolio.

Terrance Killilea, Pharm.D., is SVP Clinical/Fiscal Integration at USI Insurance Services.