The Federal Housing Finance Agency has formally requested public feedback on what its goals and priorities should be in setting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's pricing structure
Lending industry groups like the Mortgage Bankers Association called fee based on borrower's debt-to-income ratio 'unworkable'
Fannie Mae acquired $68B in single-family mortgages during Q1, the slowest period in more than 2 decades. Freddie Mac's $59B haul was the smallest since 2014
Loan-level pricing adjustments — a fee on mortgages — led to widespread misinformation leading up to the May 1 hike. Inman spoke to experts about what the changes mean for homeowners
Non-QM lender has kept the doors open by slashing costs and repositioning its retail consumer direct channel, CashCall Mortgage, to be a mortgage broker
KW, Rocket and Anywhere all landed spots on Forbes' latest list of best employers for diversity. The news comes amid an ongoing push for greater diversity in real estate
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 buyers of limited means
Stewart Valuation Intelligence (SVI) is the latest technology vendor to be approved by Fannie Mae to support new value acceptance + property data valuation process
New products and agent partnerships could help Better make the transition from a company known primarily for refinancing existing loans to one that's geared to serving homebuyers
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
Ongoing banking instability sparked by the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank may affect the availability of jumbo mortgages not eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Demand for purchase loans picks up for the 4th straight week as mortgage rates continue to retreat from 2023 highs, according to a Mortgage Bankers Association survey on Wednesday
Fannie Mae economists say downturn won't rival the 2008 financial crisis, but jumbo mortgages and construction loans could get scarce if small and midsized regional banks tighten
The unusually wide 'spread' between 10-year Treasury yields and 30-year fixed-rate mortgages means mortgage rates could have more room to come down
Fannie Mae says starting April 15, more homebuyers will qualify for a program requiring full interior and exterior inspections that capture data and images throughout the property