Mortgage giants will be allowed to back loans of up to $1.2M in high-cost markets, providing ammo to critics who say goverment backing for mortgages adds to affordability woes
As a Project 2025 author, Carson advocated raising FHA premiums and for a 'reset' of HUD to reverse 'corrosive progressive ideologies across the department’s programs'
Title insurers have waged a protracted PR and lobbying campaign opposing the pilot program and other title insurance alternatives endorsed by the Biden administration and consumer groups
Private mortgage insurers are hoping to head off a repeat of the 35% reduction approved by the Biden administration last year, which is projected to save homebuyers $5.1B over 10 years
Rating agencies are keeping a close eye on whether politicians in the nation's polarized Capitol will rise to challenges including the $34.8T national debt, debt ceilings and inflation
Potential real estate clients are growing less responsive to mortgage-rate dips, one of several key takeaways from the results of the latest Inman-Dig Insights consumer survey
Shares in the mortgage giants soared Wednesday on expectations that the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans will revive efforts to privatize the mortgage giants
Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac provided backing for $164B in purchase mortgages in Q3, up 10% from Q2, while remaining profitable and growing their combined net worths to $147B
Appraisal waiver programs that rely on automated valuation models will be expanded next year to allow participation by homebuyers putting less than 20% down, with OK from federal regulator
'Bond vigilantes' figure 'no matter which party wins the White House and the Congress, fiscal policies will bloat the budget deficit and heat up inflation,' Wall Street veteran Ed Yardeni warns
Demand for mortgages is at the lowest level since July, although MBA survey shows purchase loan requests are up slightly from a year ago when rates were headed for post-pandemic highs
Now that buyer agency compensation rules are in place, Trina Gonzales-Van writes, stakeholders must consider their impact on borrowers and whether they do more harm than good
Demand for purchase mortgages fell by a seasonally adjusted 7% last week, and requests to refinance were down 26% as mortgage rates continued to climb, MBA survey finds
Housing policy has gotten short shrift in the debates, with a tight focus on immigration and inflation. But the candidates' platforms — and Project 2025 — provide more details
Mortgage tech provider Floify's partnership allows lenders to perform Freddie Mac- and Fannie Mae-compliant verifications without leaving the Floify platform, executives announced Thursday