Underwriting

Regulatory reform – rather than Biden's proposed solutions – is needed to fix the inventory crisis, some say, but others applauded the president's buyer cost-cutting initiatives.

The momentum created in the fourth quarter is continuing during the first months of this year and is likely to continue throughout 2024, according to Dv01's Vadim Verkhoglyad.

The move follows Freddie Mac's expanded use of bank account data and brings to full fruition an effort both enterprises have been engaged in since 2017.

The title proposal is part of a broader housing cost reduction proposal being discussed in the State of the Union speech.

February was the second consecutive month where lenders eased underwriting, although overall availability remains near record low levels, the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Argyle, which helps lenders verify income and employment data, completed a $30 million funding round led by a Rockefeller Capital Management innovation fund, bringing its funding since the firm's formation to more than $100 million.

Cardinal Financial's utilization of the FICO alternative credit metric could help pave the way for broader use as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac move to adopt it.

Gate House Compliance is working with experts like Michael Waldron and Paul Hancock to provide services like fair lending and servicing assessments.

One depository has now joined two nonbanks in publicly announcing they're using the advanced score ahead of planned broader implementation by the agency market.

January volume increased 36% compared to the month before and the annual decline in activity was the lowest in almost two years, Optimal Blue said.