Regulators of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks will testify at a congressional hearing on July 13.The hearing is designed to review the effectiveness of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight and the Federal Housing Finance Board in supervising the three government-sponsored enterprises. OFHEO Director Armando Falcon and Finance Board Chairman Alicia Castaneda are expected to testify. The House Financial Services subcommittee on capital markets and GSEs and the subcommittee on oversight and investigations will conduct the afternoon hearing. Rep. Richard Baker, R-La., chairs the GSE subcommittee and Rep. Sue Kelly, R-N.Y., chairs the investigations subcommittee.
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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.
February 6 -
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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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.
February 6 -
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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