Fannie Mae has appointed Phillip Weber to head up its multifamily lending area, taking over from Richard Lawch, MortgageWire has learned.Mr. Lawch has taken on a new role related to the government-sponsored enterprise's community investment activities, according to a source at Fannie Mae. Another source reported that Mr. Weber told a recent Fannie Mae DUS conference that he will focus on "process improvements and new products," with the aim of having more of a customer focus. Mr. Weber, who is now senior vice president for multifamily lending, was most recently chief of staff for Dan Mudd, Fannie Mae's president and chief executive officer.
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More depositories are getting involved in the securitized market and the competition is likely to add to expense management challenges of smaller balance loans.
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Homebuyers who are preapproved have the best opportunity to take advantage of fall discounts, giving lenders an opportunity to roll out marketing around this.
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Bank of America upped its forecast for non-qualified mortgage issuance, with investors, particularly insurers, buying these and other non-agency securities.
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Polling suggests that Democrats could retake control of the House and have a formidable shot at the Senate as well. If they win both chambers, oversight of bank regulation, crypto and Trump administration officials will be the name of the game.
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