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The plan that the Federal Housing Finance Agency floated calls for Freddie Mac to actively invest in some new closed-end seconds as cash-out refinancing subsides.

The memorandum creates channels for sharing information about nonbanks between the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.

Tracy Stephan's appointment to the new role is in line with broader federal directives follows other changes in staffing in the Office of Financial Technology.

Deferrals are up but still haven't outpaced loan modifications in conservatorship-era foreclosure prevention, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

The racial gap in first-time buyers' ability to maintain their status as owners has also narrowed over the last two decades, the agency's researchers reported.

Here's how the former regulator thinks Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could exit conservatorship and where he sees the residential market headed this year and next.

Technology and compliance expert Anne Marie Pippin will help lead the division of conservatorship, oversight and readiness, while Anju Vajja takes on a similar position on the research team.

The changes made to the schedule of bringing advanced credit metrics to major mortgage investors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac affect bi-merged reports and Vantagescore 4.0's implementation.

Analysis conducted by the Federal Housing Finance Agency found values coming in under contract price as often as 15% of the time in recent years, with appraisers failing to account for quickly changing market conditions.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is now allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to each invest up to $1 billion annually with certain conditions.