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Banks sour on Senate housing bill, but may not stop passage

Key insight: The Senate’s manager’s amendment, which added FHA multifamily loan limit reductions and an institutional investor cap on single-family homes, cost the legislation support from the Mortgage Bankers Association. What’s at stake: Community bank regulatory provisions championed by House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill were stripped from the Senate version, making it unlikely […]

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California MBA urges guardrails for bill targeting wildfire-related forbearance

The California Mortgage Bankers Association (CMBA) testified on March 20 before the California Assembly Banking & Finance Committee during an oversight hearing on California Assembly Bill 238, which focuses on the effectiveness of mortgage forbearance and the broader challenges facing homeowners affected by the state’s January 2025 wildfires. AB 238 provides up to one year

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Ownli expands to 43 states with commission-free home listing platform

Ownli has launched its real estate platform nationwide across 43 states, positioning its commission-free model as an alternative to current compensation fees, the company announced Tuesday. The Denver-based company said that as of March 1, 2026, its platform features more than 500,000 active properties across the U.S., representing $313 billion in total market value and

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