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Pulte pushes Fannie, Freddie to count crypto assets

Capital markets, Cryptocurrency, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Secondary markets / Ricky Vasquez

Housing regulator Bill Pulte has instructed the two government-sponsored enterprises he oversees, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to move toward recognizing crypto holdings without requiring conversion when assessing borrowers’ ability to repay, a move that could help bring digital currency further into the mainstream. He formally authorized this Wednesday and directed the GSEs to plan […]

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JPMorgan re-packages bonds tied to apartment loans into new debt in rare move

Capital markets, Freddie Mac / Ricky Vasquez

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has bundled the riskiest portions of over a dozen Freddie Mac mortgage bonds tied to small balance apartment loans in what appears to be the first time this sort of debt has been securitized not once but twice. Known as a resecuritization, the deal pools together 18 bonds created by Freddie

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Trump could solve the housing crisis with no help from Congress

Affordable housing, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Housing markets, Treasury Department / Ricky Vasquez

The president should unwind the federal government’s stake in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and direct the proceeds to a housing remainder trust designed to close critical gaps in real estate lending, writes Joshua Rosner, of Graham Foster & Co.Adobe Stock America’s post-pandemic paradox is clear: The economy keeps adding jobs, but the supply of

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Tech Pulse: Longbridge talks AI senior inclusivity, UWM details lending advancements

Artificial Intelligence, Cotality, Freddie Mac, HWmember, Mortgage, Real Estate, Technology, Title insurance, United Wholesale Mortgage / Ricky Vasquez

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — a new weekly series rounding up the latest in technology, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: Longbridge’s Bill Packer on crafting AI that’s inclusive of seniors As AI becomes more common in financial services, Bill Packer, the chief operating officer at Longbridge

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Fannie, Freddie need rules to avoid ‘Race to the Bottom,’ NHC says

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Secondary markets / Ricky Vasquez

Privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac risks a return to the kind of perilous mortgages that helped cause the global financial crisis unless regulatory safeguards are kept in place, an affordable housing nonprofit said in a paper on Tuesday. READ MORE: GSE overhaul talk revives as key players meet “This is essential to averting the

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Senators ask FHFA to pause plans to privatize Fannie, Freddie

Fannie Mae, FHFA, Freddie Mac, GSE Reform, Politics and policy / Ricky Vasquez

A group of Democratic senators, including Elizabeth Warren and Chuck Schumer, asked the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to pause any efforts to privatize mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. President Donald Trump said on social media last month that he’s considering a public stock offering for the two government-backed enterprises,

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Blue Sage Solutions adds rent payment data to Freddie Mac mortgage assessments

Blue Sage Solutions, First-Time Homebuyers, Freddie Mac, HWmember, Mortgage, Renters, Technology, Underwriting / Ricky Vasquez

Blue Sage Solutions has integrated Freddie Mac’s new policy on positive rental payment history into its digital lending platform, allowing lenders to factor on-time rent payments into mortgage applications. The change comes as part of a broader effort to expand access to homeownership, particularly for renters with limited traditional credit histories. Freddie Mac’s Loan Product

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GSEs could go public while staying under government control

Bill Pulte, Conservatorship, Fannie Mae, FHFA, Freddie Mac, GSE Reform, HWmember, LendingLife, Mortgage, Regulatory, Trump administration / Ricky Vasquez

The Trump administration has studied the possibility of turning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into public companies while keeping them under conservatorship — one of several alternatives still under consideration, according to a Bloomberg report published Tuesday. The primary goal of the administration is to reduce the U.S. budget deficit and avoid any increase in

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Nevada lawmaker targets home purchases by institutional investors

Bill Pulte, Fannie Mae, FHFA, Foreclosure, Freddie Mac, House of Representatives, Housing Market, HWmember, Nevada, Regulatory / Ricky Vasquez

Citing an issue in which families across Nevada do not have the resources to compete with institutional investors that buy up single-family homes, Rep. Susie Lee (D) has called on Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte to offer transparency when out-of-state landlords purchase foreclosed single-family homes. Lee, who represents part of Las Vegas

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US signals interest in using Fannie, Freddie to bolster budget

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, GSE Reform / Ricky Vasquez

Signs are emerging that the Trump administration may be less willing to give up control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac than investors have bargained for, as policymakers scrounge for ways to close US budget gaps. In recent social media posts, Donald Trump said he’s exploring the sale of new shares in the

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Pulte pushes Fannie, Freddie to count crypto assets

JPMorgan re-packages bonds tied to apartment loans into new debt in rare move

Trump could solve the housing crisis with no help from Congress

Tech Pulse: Longbridge talks AI senior inclusivity, UWM details lending advancements

Fannie, Freddie need rules to avoid ‘Race to the Bottom,’ NHC says

Senators ask FHFA to pause plans to privatize Fannie, Freddie

Blue Sage Solutions adds rent payment data to Freddie Mac mortgage assessments

GSEs could go public while staying under government control

Nevada lawmaker targets home purchases by institutional investors

US signals interest in using Fannie, Freddie to bolster budget

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