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Mortgage fraud risk drops 9%; investor loans a concern  

The risk for mortgage fraud in loan applications decreased 9% on both a quarter-to-quarter and annual basis but problems remain with submissions for both investor and multifamily properties, Cotality said. Processing Content The first quarter ended with approximately 1-in-129 mortgage applications having some indicator of fraud, putting the Cotality National Mortgage Fraud Application Risk Index […]

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VA finalizes new distressed borrower assistance

The Department of Veterans Affairs has unveiled new procedures for distressed borrowers with mortgages it partially guarantees, including an option that may help many who got loans at lower rates than are currently available in the market. Processing Content The VA will be ready to accept the legislatively-mandated partial claim that addresses the interest rate

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Bill Pulte

FHFA’s Pulte tapped for acting director of national intelligence

Key insight: Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte will be President Donald Trump’s acting director of national intelligence.  What’s at stake: Pulte will remain at FHFA, where he’s used the agency’s resources and data to attack the Trump administration’s political enemies, including Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook.  Forward look:

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