A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Department of Housing and Urban Development from canceling $30M in grants as Democratic lawmakers demand HUD edit its cost-cutting plans
Flood of orders published without explanation on social media target programs and practices designed to boost lending in minority communities, protect borrowers from deceptive practices
Cutting the mortgage giants' $806.5K conforming loan limit could relieve pressure on home prices, but leave more homebuyers seeking jumbo mortgages at higher rates from private lenders
Some experts are intrigued by the idea floated by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, saying it could help put the mortgage giants on sound footing without boosting mortgage rates
Lenders are no longer under orders to keep a sharper lookout for appraisal bias or have a process for helping borrowers who suspect appraisal bias to ask for a 'reconsideration of value'
Central bank dials back Treasury rolloffs but is not ready to cut short-term interest rates, as Fed policymakers indicate they're more worried about inflation than they were in December
Less than a week after being confirmed by the Senate to lead the FHFA, homebuilder scion Bill Pulte launches a campaign to cut alleged wasteful spending at the mortgage giants
Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent HUD Secretary Scott Turner a letter demanding that he halt plans to cut staff at the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Mortgage industry groups support the Trump administration's picks to lead the FHFA and CFPB, but questions remain about the prospects for dramatic policy shifts at the agencies
Republicans are less worried about the future than Democrats and Independents, but 'consumers from all 3 political affiliations are in agreement that the outlook has weakened since February'
The Section 8 program, which provides assistance for low-income households, seniors and individuals with disabilities, has suspended voucher applications due to funding reductions
Homebuyers have responded to a pullback in mortgage rates from January highs, but tariffs on imported goods could keep inflation elevated and halt the downward trend in rates
As the March 14 debt ceiling deadline and potential government shutdown looms, Republican Sen. John Kennedy introduces bill to reauthorize the NFIP under its current form until Sept. 30
As March 14 debt ceiling deadline approaches, housing and mortgage finance industries brace for repercussions of DOGE cuts to HUD, FHA and Ginnie Mae workforce and programs
After moving in the wrong direction for 3 months, annual inflation cooled to 2.5% in January. But the biggest drop in consumer spending since 2021 has 1 model predicting a shrinking economy