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Sen. Bob Corker has been a key voice in the housing finance reform debate. His departure at the end of next year puts a deadline of sorts on his efforts to unwind and replace Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The share of lenders easing credit for government-sponsored enterprise-eligible loans is at a high not seen since Fannie Mae started a survey to track it.

Automated data validations are integral to a seamless digital mortgage experience. But the extent of data exposed in the Equifax breach raises questions about the risk of fraudsters exploiting those technologies to further compromise consumer data.

As lenders embrace the automated processes and data integrations of digital mortgages, they must also rethink their approach to quality control.

Mortgage investors want Freddie Mac to align its policy with Fannie Mae's when it comes to how delinquencies related to Hurricane Harvey affect credit risk transfer deals.

MTGLQ Investors LP, a Goldman Sachs affiliate, was the winning bidder of Fannie Mae's $2.43 billion reperforming loan sale.

Fannie Mae revised its estimates for 2017 origination volume upward this month, noting that it expects economic strengths to offset weakness in the market from recent hurricanes.

Consumer confidence in the housing market is growing overall, but the gap between those that say it's a good time to buy versus selling a home is widening, according to Fannie Mae.

If Fannie Mae's clear-boarding requirements prove effective, New York may follow Ohio's lead and move forward with a bill requiring it to be used more broadly on zombie properties.

Over one-quarter of all mortgages in the areas affected by Hurricane Harvey are likely to become delinquent because of the storm, according to an analysis from Black Knight.

Home prices are still hot in Santa Cruz County, Calif., but some signs point to seasonal cooling.

Former Ginnie Mae President Ted Tozer will join securitization pioneer Lewis Ranieri at a new housing policy team at the Milken Institute.

As head of Fannie Mae's single-family mortgage business, Andrew Bon Salle wants to ease the burden of loan-level price adjustments, streamline condo loan approvals and expand rep and warrant relief. But even he admits there are limits to his power.

Ginnie Mae will help issuers with certain servicing obligations if more than 5% of their portfolios are in areas Hurricane Harvey has ravaged.

From payment forbearances to financing to start the rebuilding process, here's a look at five ways homeowners affected by Hurricane Harvey can get mortgage help.

If mortgage rates rise slowly as the economy continues to grow, the impact from the Fed’s unwind on housing likely will result in a decline in refinancing activity.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will adjust their risk-sharing deals so that they can accommodate high loan-to-value loans refinanced under the programs replacing the Home Affordable Refinance Program.

Fannie Mae is extending its property inspection waivers to certain purchase mortgages with large down payments.

The gulf between those at the upper ends of the wealth ladder and lower-income Americans has worsened markedly since the financial crisis, despite the trillions of subsidies that taxpayers provide for housing.

The Home Affordable Refinance Program will now expire on Dec. 31, 2018, the FHFA said.