The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced its conditional approval for Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) to engage in a limited pilot to purchase certain single-family closed-end second mortgages. The conditional approval follows FHFA’s first publication of a...
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, led a coalition of the Committee’s Republican members and 23 members of the House Financial Services to express concern over the proposal to allow Freddie Mac (OTCBQ:FMCC) to purchase and...
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued a Request for Input (RFI) regarding the mission of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System. According to the regulator, the RFI is seeking public comments in three categories of questions: Updating the...
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have published their new Reconsideration of Value (ROV) policies to address concerns raised by potential disparities in residential property appraisals. An ROV is a...
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Federal Housing Administration, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac requesting confirmation that homebuyers can continue to access...
Homeowner Equity Hits $230,000 as Fed Survey Finds Rising Household Debt St…
