The agency that regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will get a mere $1 million increase in its budget for fiscal year 2006 after receiving a 50% budget increase last year.The President's FY 2006 budget proposal would increase funding for the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight to $60 million from $59.2 million. However, the Bush administration expects that Congress will pass legislation this year that transfers OFHEO to a new agency with stronger regulatory and oversight powers. "It is expected that all resources available to OFHEO would be transferred to a new strengthened housing GSE regulator that will be proposed in 2005," a budget document says. The administration also reaffirmed its support for giving the new government-sponsored enterprise regulator the authority to levy assessments directly on Fannie and Freddie to fund its operations, instead of going through Congress and the appropriations process.
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In an interview, Candor Technology's Sara Knochel recounts how she applies her childhood interest in languages and numbers to crucial home lending issues.
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The report seeks to help banks "disrupt rapidly evolving AI-driven fraud," according to Treasury's Nellie Liang. The report found banks have difficulties accounting for AI risks.
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The lender accused its former leader of compromising its Fannie Mae seller/servicer number to prevent it from delivering loans.
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Equity is entitled to a little over $70,000 worth of damages.
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Audited financials, proof of fidelity bonds and errors and omissions insurance must be provided on Ginnie Mae Central after May 13.
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Deferrals are up but still haven't outpaced loan modifications in conservatorship-era foreclosure prevention, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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