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The mortgages are part of a program that received congressional scrutiny earlier this year.
September 13 -
The government-sponsored enterprises have consistently earmarked some distressed loans for community, nonprofit and minority investors. Certain Democrats want more.
August 29 -
The post-close review timeline gets shorter and new pre-funding checks become required on Sept. 1.
August 18 -
Some respondents reprised calls for a return to more flexible capital rules and portfolio-level cross-subsidization. Others see danger in such a move.
August 17 -
Removing such debt information from consumer reports generated an uptick in home loan inquiries in one study and other industries have found advanced score use pays off.
August 16 -
Industry executives coming off a tough year are wondering what the transition will cost and how many borrowers it'll bring in.
August 15 -
This first step in updating borrower assessments was seen as the easiest and could reduce costs, but stakeholders fear change that reduces data inputs.
August 14 -
Their links to the Treasury have been considered a source of strength and still are, but less so, according to one rating agency. Others disagree.
August 4 -
The move was "not being driven by fundamental credit, capital or liquidity deterioration at the firms," the firm said.
August 3 -
But the government-sponsored enterprise is still concerned about the fiscal health of its lender counterparties as volumes are down considerably from last year.
August 1