James D. Hughes has been named senior vice president and chief information officer of Freddie Mac, effective Sept. 25.Mr. Hughes, 48, will be responsible for managing one of Freddie Mac's largest organizations, with information systems planning and development responsibilities that support the company's finance, investment, sourcing, servicing divisions, and corporate functions, the government-sponsored enterprise said. He comes to the GSE from Cleveland-based National City Corp., where he held positions as CIO and executive vice president and branch banking division head. Before joining National City in 1997, Mr. Hughes served in management roles at Andersen Consulting, USF&G, Seer Technologies, and Credit Suisse First Boston.
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The Housing for the 21st Century Act includes provisions covering policy, manufactured homes and rural infrastructure introduced in a prior Senate proposal.
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Mortgage loan officer licensing saw its first rise since 2022 as Fannie Mae projects $2.4T in 2026 volume. Experts eye a market reset amid improving affordability.
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The secondary market regulator will formally publish its own rule on Feb. 6, after a comment period and without making changes to what it proposed in July.
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The FHFA chief told Fox an offering could be done near term - but may not be - while a Treasury official addressed conservatorship questions at an FSOC hearing.
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Bowing to industry pressure, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning consumers with notices on its complaint portal not to file disputes about inaccurate information on credit reports, among other changes.
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The mortgage technology unit at Intercontinental Exchange posted a profit for the third straight quarter, even as lower minimums among renewals capped growth.
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