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Industry leaders expressed a high degree of satisfaction with technology in use, but also said a product's cost is the most important criteria for them when partnering with vendors, according to Fannie Mae research.
April 22 -
McCargo stabilized the agency at a crucial time as she helped navigate it through both a pandemic and subsequent dramatic interest-rate cycle change.
April 19 -
The quasi-public entity's plan to buy certain closed-end seconds would constitute "unnecessary government encroachment," the Structured Finance Association said.
April 19 -
The mortgage subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings posted another quarterly loss and volume slipped, but management also sees signs of optimism.
April 19 -
Banks and other private lenders could help ease the liquidity crisis facing some companies that service Ginnie Mae mortgages, but are currently prevented from doing so by the agency's rules. A simple fix would benefit everyone involved.
April 19 -
In a Senate hearing, Director Sandra Thompson said a raise to the required income threshold provided to affordable housing was on the table, while housing regulators also faced questions related to property insurance hikes and title insurance waivers.
April 18 -
The nonpayment rate for non-qualified mortgages is up 21 basis points from February and 134 basis points from March 2023, Morningstar DBRS said.
April 18 -
The government mortgage-bond guarantor will require additional information on foreclosure prevention actions, and retire some forbearance reporting.
April 18 -
But views are split, at least in the near-term on whether rising mortgage rates are holding back the Spring home purchase season.
April 18 -
Contract closings decreased 4.3% from a month earlier to a 4.19 million annualized rate, according to National Association of Realtors data released Thursday.
April 18