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Some opposition to new allowances for attorney opinion letters may not be accounting for the fact these aren't your grandfather's AOLs, a law firm report claims.

The Council of Federal Home Loan Banks executive shares his thoughts on a particularly active period for advances, and system reviews with a lot riding on them.

Advocates and critics weigh in on condo title-risk mitigants that cost less upfront than traditional insurance as climate risks add to broader coverage costs.

The motion calls upon the judge to rule quickly on an Administrative Procedures Act claim involving a bank's right to reverse mortgage collateral.

The agency is looking to improve liquidity for its reverse mortgage-backed securities issuers who have to buy back loans.

Michael Drayne, an industry consultant who previously served as a senior vice president of strategic planning and policy at Ginnie Mae, will join HPC in July.

New York Mortgage Trust's 9.125% notes due 2029 may help fund new purchases of mortgages and securitizations in the private or agency markets.

But those in opposition are still giving the agency props for how it carried out the new product approval process for the first time.

Home price appreciation and favorable economic factors have led to consistent loan performance, but prepayments are increasing with an uptick in housing turnover, according to Morningstar DBRS.

The move allows Freddie Mac to start purchasing certain second lien mortgages, but establishes limits on how much volume it can do.

The increase in total home sales will be slower than prior projections and that should lead to less growth in purchase originations, Fannie Mae's June forecast said.

Average loan-to-value ratios fell in NPL sold at both influential government-related mortgage investors, according to a Federal Housing Finance Agency report.

The Federal Housing Administration floated a mortgagee letter that increases a funding entity's responsibility for the actions of correspondents or brokers.

Through the proposal, the risk function at Ginnie Mae is telling issuers to change their business model or exit the industry, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

The HUD agency contends that the bank's agreements involving certain reverse-mortgage assets call for the closely watched case to be filed there.

In order to release Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship, legislation must be passed to guarantee safety and soundness, the Federal Housing Finance Agency's annual report to Congress said.

Lown's resignation creates a second vacancy in the government-sponsored enterprises c-suite, as it is also looking for a new CEO.

The term is open to interpretation and may refer to a broad range of real-estate finance activity. An "independent mortgage banker" has a narrower definition.

Second liens have landed in the spotlight thanks to a recent Freddie Mac proposal, as well of record amounts of tappable home equity.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. sued 15 lenders on loans brokered through Washington Mutual that were included in securitizations before the bank's 2008 failure.