The Department of Housing and Urban Development will sponsor a homeownership "security" conference May 14 offering industry officials advice on working with troubled borrowers who might be in danger of foreclosure.Speakers include: Richard Price, vice president of subprime servicer EMC Mortgage; Robin Stout Magala, senior delinquency resolution manager for Freddie Mac; and Federal Housing Commissioner Brian Montgomery, among others. (EMC is owned by Wall Street firm Bear Stearns & Co., which has been enforcing buyback agreements on lenders.) The conference, which starts at 9 a.m., will be held in Washington.
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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 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.
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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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