Federal housing regulations are “too antiquated” to address future consumers’ housing needs, according to the House Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.
Read More »Where Have Home Prices Appreciated the Most?
Home prices are continuing to rise all over the country, according to FHFA. What area have seen the largest increases?
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Tuesday 3/22/2016
Now that the effects from the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule have subsided significantly in the housing market, first-time buyer activity has resumed from the delays caused in the ...
Read More »Investors Are Taking a Larger Share of the Existing-Home Sales Pie
Existing-home sales were way down in February, but the data from the National Association of Realtors shows that investor activity in the market is on the rise.
Read More »FHFA: Debt Reduction is ‘Still Under Consideration’
The Federal Housing Finance Agency said it was looking for a "responsible solution" to the issue of mortgage debt reduction.
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Monday 3/19/2016
New home listings rose at the fastest rate in three years, offering the mortgage industry a small token of relief from shrinking inventory. According to Redfin, new home ...
Read More »Fannie Mae Offers a $19.5 Billion Credit Insurance Risk Transfer Deal
Fannie Mae has announced its latest contribution to the credit risk transfer space—two Credit Insurance Risk Transfer deals that shift a portion of the credit risk on pools of single-family loans and brings more private capital into the market.
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Friday 3/18/2016
Fannie Mae's Economic & Strategic Research Group’s March 2016 Economic and Housing Outlook, growth in the economy will likely remain flat at 2.0 percent this year. The report ...
Read More »Credit Unions Petition CFPB Director Cordray for Exemption
NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger wrote Cordray a letter Thursday asking the Director to exempt credit unions from certain rulemakings.
Read More »Low Credit Score May be Keeping Many Renters from Homeownership
An analysis of millions of credit reports comparing financial behavior patterns of those who currently rent and those who have a current mortgage revealed that tens of millions of renters might not qualify for a mortgage due to a low credit score—and that a large share of renters have other outstanding debt that is currently in collections.
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