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Former Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria may return, but analysts told an industry meeting someone else is more likely in line for the role.

But some of the financial damage lenders have on mortgage originations comes from their own disclosure errors, Intercontinental Exchange added.

Fannie Mae called out AI's potential to end defects as Freddie Mac sought to spur current loan-quality tool use by quantifying benefits at an industry meeting.

Professionals also must grapple with the issue of wanting liquidity on assets in an era of low production.

Fannie Mae economists suggest home sales will remain resilient amid anticipated dips in both home loan volume and consumer spending.

Others have also expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of information about the second lien program, a Freddie Mac executive said during a recent MBA conference.

Understanding the peril is important for both primary and secondary mortgage market pricing of loans and risk, experts in a panel to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Secondary Conference said Tuesday.

The Federal Housing Administration also instituted a new language preference requirement that servicers must observe in transfers.

The move may help address nonbank liquidity risks highlighted in a recent FSOC report, Sam Valverde, acting president, told attendees at an industry meeting.

The announcement, made at the Mortgage Bankers Association's Secondary and Capital Markets Conference, underscores Ginnie Mae's role at the forefront of digitization efforts in the capital markets space.