Tag Archives: Credit Access

A diminishing private-label securitizations market among strong government-backed loans presents credit implications for the mortgage market. Director of the Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute Laurie Goodman highlights in a blog the importance of consumers knowing how the disappearance of the private-label securitizations market affects their access to credit.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recently issued new updates to rules related to mortgage repurchases that will provide clarity and transparency to lenders and more credit access to borrowers.

Consumer expectations for the housing market are showing a mixed outlook for the U.S. economy, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data August 2015 Survey of Consumer Expectations released Tuesday.

The Federal Housing Administration's proposed servicing reforms are limiting credit access to borrowers by altering the time frame for filing insurance claims.