In a pilot program announced last week, the Biden administration cleared the way for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to let some homeowners refinance mortgages…
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Fannie and Freddie’s federal regulator wants lenders to synchronize adoption of bi-merge credit reporting with more inclusive FICO Score 10T and VantageScore 4.0 scoring models. …
With a combined net worth of $125 billion after earnings this week, the mortgage giants remain on a path that could lead to eventual release…
Lenders won’t be required to use the more inclusive FICO Score 10T and VantageScore 4.0 scoring models before next year, but several are already using…
Troubled New York Community Bancorp is reportedly ready to pledge about $5 billion in home loans originated by Flagstar Bank as collateral for risk transfer…
Real estate professionals who handle closings and settlements will be required to report information to the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network when an all-cash residential…
FNB’s 2017 acquisition of Yadkin Bank for $1.8 billion expanded its footprint into North Carolina, where the DOJ alleges it avoided providing mortgages to majority-Black…
Government alleges competitors in Patriot’s peer group made home loans in minority areas of Memphis at almost three times the rate of Patriot from 2015…
Attorney and new Inman Contributor Rachel Streitfeld examines how changes to Florida’s zoning laws could free up vast tracts of land for high-density new home…
The former FHA commissioner also held executive positions at World Savings Bank, Freddie Mac, and The Long and Foster Companies before leading the Mortgage Bankers…