From left: New York Fed President John Williams and MBA Chair and President of Lennar Mortgage Laura Escobar The strength of U.S. consumers has kept the economy resilient, but recent developments raise the likelihood of a slowdown in 2025, according to a leading Federal Reserve official. Frequently changing tariff policy and the threat of geopolitical […]
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Russell Vought is the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has withdrawn guidance from the Biden administration that had expanded states’ rights, allowing individual states to broadly enforce violations of federal consumer protection laws. The CFPB under former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra interpreted the Consumer Financial Protection
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Ginnie Mae’s operations chief told the industry Monday he is pursuing data improvements and revisiting several industry suggestions for innovations that could improve operations. When asked about concepts the Mortgage Bankers Association has recommended exploring such as creating a securitization vehicle for early buyout loans, Chief Operating Officer Joseph Gormley said Ginnie is “taking a
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