Secondary markets

President-elect Trump's victory comes with the support of a Republican Congress. Also in November, many states voted on local property tax matters.

The distressed loan sales strategy has been in test mode since 2002. A rise in owner-occupant transactions may have made it more compelling.

The proposal is one of several that aims to address difficulties managing early buyouts from mortgage-backed securities pools.

Eastern Union put the blame on the other company Fannie Mae suspended, Sevenstone Capital, which was by former employees who left over four years prior.

But the Federal Housing Administration program was the only mortgage loan type to gain market share month-to-month as measured by rate lock percentage.

Valverde, who has a wide range of experience in capital markets and housing finance, will join the government-sponsored enterprise's single-family unit.

The average cost for a loan seller to buy back a mortgage from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac for defects is over $32,000, a study from Reggora and Stratmor found.

The group is calling for the Trump administration to preserve certain features if it picks up where it left off and finishes cutting ties to the Treasury.

A key update of secondary market scores is set to reach the finish line in 2025 but the outlook for whether its current trajectory will continue is mixed.

In a wide-ranging interview, Tim Bowler, president of ICE Mortgage, discusses his views of the road ahead, the most crucial aspects of servicing distressed homeowners and why he took a mid-career role as an intern.