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Urban Institute says rise in FHA mortgage delinquencies isn’t a cause for concern

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A recent report from the Urban Institute analyzed potential reasons behind the increasing number of delinquencies on Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans. While the increase is sizable, it’s not a cause for concern, the authors of the report suggest. Laurie Goodman, Jun Zhu, Ted Tozer and Jung Hyun Choi — the authors of the July […]

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MBA, FHFA explore single credit report for mortgages

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While the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) under President Joe Biden proposed a transition from a tri-merge to a bi-merge credit report system, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is now assessing the feasibility of moving to a single credit report for mortgage underwriting. Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the MBA, wrote in a blog

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Updated list of Bill Pulte’s actions that impact FHFA, GSEs

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Below is a timeline of the actions or reports related to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte that have impacted the regulator or the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac since Pulte was announced as President Donald Trump’s nominee for the role in January and took office in March. January/February Trump

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Trump: I’m taking Fannie and Freddie ‘public’ with implicit guarantee

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President Trump last week promised a quick answer on whether to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government conservatorship. And it appears he’s already reached a decision: it’s time to take them ‘public.’ In a post published on Truth Social Tuesday night, Trump wrote: Our great Mortgage Agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, provide

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Trump says he’s giving “serious consideration” to releasing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

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Two days after Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte said any decision over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac exiting government conservatorship would be up to President Trump and Trump alone, the president has weighed in. In a message posted on Truth Social Wednesday night, Trump said “I am giving serious consideration to bringing

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What’s the goal of ending the Fannie and Freddie conservatorship?

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The government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) have been under the conservatorship of the federal government since the 2008 financial crisis, and for some time now many in the mortgage industry have thought this should end. But what is the goal of ending the conservatorships for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? GSE reform was up for debate at

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MBA’s Bob Broeksmit: ‘The CFPB is listening’ to industry concerns

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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) highlighted the deregulatory efforts of the Trump administration at its Secondary and Capital Markets Conference in New York this week, including work at the CFPB. But on the topic of releasing the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) from conservatorship, MBA president and CEO Bob Broeksmit said he isn’t expecting action anytime soon.

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Urban Institute says rise in FHA mortgage delinquencies isn’t a cause for concern

MBA, FHFA explore single credit report for mortgages

Updated list of Bill Pulte’s actions that impact FHFA, GSEs

Trump: I’m taking Fannie and Freddie ‘public’ with implicit guarantee

Trump says he’s giving “serious consideration” to releasing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

What’s the goal of ending the Fannie and Freddie conservatorship?

MBA’s Bob Broeksmit: ‘The CFPB is listening’ to industry concerns

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