Lifting of the asset cap could give the bank greater leeway to originate jumbo mortgages that exceed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s $806,500 conforming loan limit in most markets.
Source: Inman News
Wells Fargo free to grow again after Fed lifts $1.95T asset cap
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