Blend, a California-based technology company created to drive the consumer lending industry into the digital age, recently announced it’s the first end-to-end platform will be approved to provide ...
Read More »Lower Mortgage Rates in November Increase Refis
Refinances by the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increased in December 2017, according to the Fourth Quarter Refinance Report released by the Federal Housing ...
Read More »Ginnie Mae Asks Lenders to Address ‘Churning’
Ginnie Mae, the government-owned corporation that attracts global capital into the housing finance system, has notified a small number of issuers in the Ginnie Mae multi-issuer mortgage-backed security ...
Read More »Ellie Mae Passes New Milestone
Ellie Mae, the cloud-based platform provider for the mortgage finance industry, announced that it has passed the 1,500 employee milestone. The company has grown 40 percent since January ...
Read More »Mortgage Rates Surge Higher to Begin 2018
New data shows the most recent update on mortgage rates—reporting rising rates across the board following a surge in Treasury yields.
Read More »Freddie Mac Expands Credit Risk Transfer Program
Freddie Mac recently announced the expansion of its Agency Credit Insurance Structure (ACIS) program with ACIS Forward Risk Mitigation (AFRM), a front end credit risk transfer offering. This latest ...
Read More »Perceived Barriers Keep Many From Owning a Home
Misconceptions about mortgage and the home buying process is what holds many adults and millennials back from becoming a homeowner.
Read More »CoreVest Announces Inaugural Deal with Freddie Mac
CoreVest, the lender to residential real estate investors, announced that it has recently been approved under a pilot program with Freddie Mac to provide enhanced liquidity in the ...
Read More »Fannie Mae Leaders Named in “Most Powerful” List
Fannie Mae’s Jeffery Hayward, EVP and Head of Multifamily, and Kimberly Johnson, EVP and Chief Risk Officer, have been listed among Black Enterprise’s “Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America” ...
Read More »The RMBS Market’s 2018 Outlook: Know the Risks
Learn which loans are continuing to diversify the RMBS market, as well as their risks, in a new 2018 Outlook report.
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