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By restructuring the GSEs into public utilities, we can end decades of free-riding by private investors on the public credit, writes the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

This potential transaction would be part of a broader trend of mortgage lenders and servicing players converging, such as Rocket's recent acquisition of Mr. Cooper.

A recent deal involving a troubled Texas bank shows that even the most lopsided depository can find an exit.

Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook said in a speech Friday that the market's response to recent volatility shows resilience, but more study is needed about the financial stability implications of business relationships between banks and nonbanks.

The top female loan originator in the mortgage industry logged $186.5 million in dollar volume over the course of 2024.

Purchases of new single-family homes increased 11% last month to a 743,000 annual rate, the highest level since February 2022, according to government data.

Rapidly rising tuition and housing costs both contributed to lower homeownership rates and a more than twofold surge in student debt in under 15 years.

The top five lenders had an average mortgage origination volume of more than $43 billion at the end of Q1.

Abhishek Nagesh is vice president of regulatory policy oversight at Barclays. He has over 15 years of extensive experience in global banking and financial risk management.

The 14.3% rate for deals withdrawn in any April is the highest level other than in Covid-impacted 2020, as homebuyers reexamine the market, Redfin said.

The notion that the enterprises could be a source of revenue has led to a suggestion that the funds from a public offering could be reinvested in housing.

Xavier Oustalniol, CPA, CFF, CIRA, is a partner at StoneTurn and an expert in forensic investigations and compliance advisory. He focuses on complex forensic accounting issues, fraud investigations and prevention, and anti-corruption matters, and provides consulting services regarding damages analysis, securities class action litigations, arbitration, accountant malpractice and purchase price disputes, including providing expert testimony.

The Republican-led bill heading to the Senate extends and expands numerous business and consumer tax benefits included in Trump's 2017 cuts.

Yields on the 10-year Treasury have been climbing because of the Moody's U.S. downgrade, the tax bill under debate in Congress and possible GSE reform.

Bond yields are shooting up for the second time in as many months. Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller attributes the volatility to concerns about rising national debt levels.

The increase reflects a broader trend that rating agency analysts are watching closely as depository ties to other types of financial institutions grow.

The number of major housing markets with annual home price declines is the largest since late 2023, when average mortgage rates were above 7.5%.