The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's (the GSEs) Equitable Housing Finance Plans for 2022-2024. These plans were designed to complement the ...
Read More »HUD Awards Additional Funding to Fight Housing Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded an additional $125,000 to support fair housing organizations working to help end housing discrimination. This news comes after ...
Read More »Homebuyers Feeling Pressure of Higher Home Prices, Mortgage Rates
The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) remained comparatively flat in May —decreasing by only 0.3 points— but inching nearer its 10-year- and pandemic-low of 63.0 from ...
Read More »Industry Mourns the Death of Dr. Frank Nothaft
Longtime analyst and economist passes away suddenly, having dedicated 40-plus years to the industry.
Read More »FHFA Publishes New Final Rule
As of June 1, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has published a final rule that supplements the Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework (ERCF) by requiring Fannie Mae and ...
Read More »CFPB Cautions Lenders About Black-Box Lending Models
Rohit Chopra, Director of the CFPB, said, “Companies are not absolved of their legal responsibilities when they let a black-box model make lending decisions.”
Read More »Freddie Mac to Debut Automated Verification System in June
New automated underwriting capabilities such as verification of assets, income, and employment using borrower-approved bank account data increases efficiency and reduces risk.
Read More »Bureau Launches New Effort to Promote Competition and Innovation
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is closing one office but opening another to promote competition and innovation in consumer finance.
Read More »Sandra Thompson Officially Named Head of FHFA
U.S. Senate confirms Thompson to formally lead supervision, regulation, and oversight of the GSEs and the Federal Home Loan Bank System.
Read More »Op-Ed: Ukrainian Crisis Reminds Us That Our Heroes Remain Underserved
As Ukranian heroes continue to fight for their land, many of our own nation’s heroes are battling affordability issues to get into the home of their dreams.
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