The Federal Housing Finance Agency says risk-based fee increases are aimed at ensuring the mortgage giants’ safety and soundness, not to subsidize fee waivers for…
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Two widely cited home price measures confirm that the price drops halted in the early weeks of 2023. But downward pressure on prices remains. Source:…
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s federal regulator will host Velocity TechSprint, a problem-solving challenge for product developers and data scientists in nation’s capital July 10-13. …
Industry groups continue to object to a new Fannie and Freddie fee aimed at some riskier borrowers as a burden on lenders and consumers. Source:…
Mortgage giants’ federal regulator eliminates upfront fees for first-time homebuyers of limited means, but some better-off borrowers will see increases. Source: Inman News
The big run-up in home prices may have cooled, but the 2023 conforming loan limit is going up 12 percent to $727,200 in most parts…
A reversal in home price growth in July deepened into August as prices declined by 0.9 percent, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller report.…
Calling it a “kickback scheme,” HomeOpenly owner Dmitry Shkipin told the FHFA to ban referral fees charged by online brokerages — including Zillow — that…
Two major estimates of home prices now concur: The uninterrupted string of monthly increases came to an end this July, according to new data released…
Moves by Rocket and United Wholesale Mortgage could help borrowers get better rates and make smaller down payments when taking out loans that were previously…