After a multi-year contraction, the mortgage lending workforce is seeing its first uptick in licensing since 2022. Recent data from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors suggests the steady exodus of loan officers has finally paused, though the industry remains cautious about expanding headcount. Processing Content A break in the licensing decline As of the […]
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Trump administration officials respectively said Wednesday that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are “definitely ready” for a stock offering within a certain range and a conservatorship exit is an eventual goal. Processing Content Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte told Fox Business News that the GSEs could stage a secondary sale of 2.5-5% equity
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency is not making changes to its proposed repeal of the Biden Administration’s Fair Lending, Fair Housing and Equitable Housing Finance Plans regulation it first published for comment in July. Processing Content The rule is also identified as part 1293 and the current version was put into place in April 2024.
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