Officials of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers expect to see the latest effort to propose RESPA reform take shape this Friday, members of the group told attendees at their annual conference.Department of Housing and Urban Development officials are working on a "plan of action" for the latest proposal to reform the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, according to Roy DeLoach, vice president of government affairs at the NAMB. NAMB officials said they believe Washington official' approach is better this time around in that the latter have indicated they want to build an "80% consensus" on the issue. Incoming NAMB president Jim Nabors said the association just wants to make sure the NAMB "is in that 80%."
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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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