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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has provided new guidance to increase investments in housing by utilizing American Rescue Plan funds to boost the nation’s supply of affordable options.

Fannie Mae’s new index provides two measures: volume of unpaid principal balance in dollars and a loan count. The RALI sources data from Fannie Mae’s Desktop Underwriter to show both the past week’s refinance application trends and prepayment projections.

A recent Senate Banking Committee hearing addressed the nation’s homeownership gap, and provided recommendations on how to mend a market in peril.

According to the latest Fannie Mae National Housing Survey, roughly half of homeowners aged 18-34 would be interested in making energy-efficiency improvements such as installing solar panels, while the share of these figures was much higher than the average level of interest across the general population of homeowners.

Mortgage marketers are beginning to lean more heavily on lead providers to maintain volumes, but Rob Rokoff of Verisk Marketing Solutions explains that there are privacy and regulatory issues to navigate.

Testifying on Capitol Hill, FHFA Director Sandra L. Thompson will be discussing the impact of the Agency on the progress of equitable housing for all nationwide.

Hybrid work-from-home models and consumer demand for slick apps and digital self-service have turned the way the industry does business upside down. MReport assembled a panel of experts to discuss how the mortgage sector is working to keep up with both homebuyer and internal team demands in the second part of this two-part series.

Hybrid work-from-home models and consumer demand for slick apps and digital self-service have turned the way the industry does business upside down. MReport assembled a panel of experts to discuss how the mortgage sector is working to keep up with both homebuyer and internal team demands in this two-part series.

Current Senior Advisor to the Cato Institute joins eMortgage technology solutions provider’s Advisory Board to drive change, and propel the company and industry forward.

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) decreased 3.4 points in June to 64.8, its second-lowest reading in a decade, according to their latest report. Surveyed consumers ...