Responses to our survey question on whether federal regulators should issue underwriting guidance on interest-only and payment-option ARMs are running strongly against the idea.As of 1 p.m. Friday, the tally stood at 164 ayes and 650 nays. To participate in the survey, find the question in the left-hand column of the home page.
The threats to companies loom as borrowers face soaring homeowners insurance costs, ex-Ginnie Mae head Ted Tozer explains.
The Federal Housing Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Federal Housing Finance Agency have started gathering data and analyzing how climate risk will impact the housing ecosystem.
A special committee is exploring any possible structural "strategic alternatives," which would be aimed at increasing shareholder value, the real estate investment trust said.
An insurance-indexed debt-to-income ratio could help mitigate borrowers' rising premiums, and help maintain a healthy servicing portfolio, experts said.
But the number of properties whose mortgage is more than 90 days late is at its lowest since 2006, ICE Mortgage Technology said.
Industry leaders expressed a high degree of satisfaction with technology in use, but also said a product's cost is the most important criteria for them when partnering with vendors, according to Fannie Mae research.
