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The improving financial position of the federal mortgage insurance fund reduces the threat of reforms that constrict credit availability.

Investors with rental property portfolios under $5 million represent the largest segment of the market but have historically had limited access to capital, according to CEO Randy Reiff.

The bank is evaluating ways to comply with the new rule that optimizes shareholder value.

Exposure at FHA would be far higher than at Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, a new study finds.

The industrial delinquency rate got more than 1% lower in November, as hotel delinquencies fell by 68 basis points and office delinquencies declined by 18 basis points during the month.

Over the last year to 18 months, some people have been of the opinion that REO-to-rental signifies a trade, not necessarily a long term business model.

Rapid home value appreciation, particularly in California, is currently having a very positive effect on the Zillow Market Health Index score.

The board of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has elected the association’s president, Kenneth Bentsen Jr., to replace former Sen. Judd Gregg as SIFMA CEO.

Process improvements must be identified to help alleviate future problems tied to disruptions in the government. One achievable solution ripe for consideration would be to modernize the 4506-T order transmission and tax transcript delivery capabilities at the IRS.

The guarantee fees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charge fail to put a price on mortgage risks in line with what the private market charges.