The increasing cost of rental housing is prompting a larger number of consumers to go searching for a home to buy.
Read More »Freddie Mac Exceeds Portfolio Reduction Goal
How much did Freddie Mac reduce its mortgage-related investments portfolio during April?
Read More »Now Below 2016 Cap, Fannie Mae Portfolio Shrinks Further
The value of Fannie Mae's gross mortgage portfolio fell below its cap for 2016 in March; how much further did it contract in April?
Read More »‘Housing Gap’ is Widening Within Some Metros
The gap between hot and cold housing communities in some cases exists within the same core-based statistical area (CBSA).
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Tuesday 5/31/2016
U.S. home prices are high and are still rising, but the price picture looks a bit different when consumer buying power is brought into the equation. First American ...
Read More »Fannie, Freddie Profit Sweep Raises More Questions
Depositions unsealed last month showed that key officials at the GSEs may have known they were about to be profitable in 2012. Now the judge wants to see more.
Read More »OCC Frees Wells Fargo from Servicing Restrictions
The OCC terminated the servicing-related consent order against Wells Fargo, but at the same time issued a civil penalty to the bank.
Read More »Bank of America’s ‘Hustle’ Whistleblower Retains Reward
Bank of America's $1.27 billion penalty in the "Hustle" case has been overturned. Why does the former Countrywide exec who blew the whistle get to keep the reward money?
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Friday 5/27/2016
Wells Fargo is launching a new low-down payment mortgage program for first-time and lower-income borrowers that could be the bank’s way out from under the shadow of the ...
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Thursday 5/26/2016
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced on Wednesday that it has terminated the mortgage servicing-related consent order against Wells Fargo. At the same time, the ...
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