The chief regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac says the mortgage giants' conforming loan limit for 2004 is $2,300 too high because of an "improper calculation."However, the agency will not reduce the current loan limit -- which is $333,700 -- and instead will incorporate a change in next year's loan limit. The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight said it has issued a "supervisory guidance" establishing a "regulatory process" for annual adjustments. The agency says it determined several months ago that the 2004 loan limit adopted by Fannie and Freddie "failed to incorporate a necessary adjustment factor brought on by methodological changes" in the Federal Housing Finance Board's monthly interest rate survey.
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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.
February 6 -
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 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 -
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.
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.
February 5 -
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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