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The average per-loan profit margin remains incredibly strong, but the share of senior executives expecting it to fall has risen markedly.
December 9 -
Fannie hasn't completed any credit risk transfers to private investors since the second quarter. Some experts worry the decision — likely spurred by the company’s concerns about a recent capital regulation — could put the mortgage giant on unsteady footing.
December 3 -
There have been several extensions of the policy since it was put into place as a way to sustain originations amid a wave of forbearance allocated to borrowers with government-related loans.
November 13 -
The sector’s leaders are hoping for better in 2021, while not forgetting lessons learned about the market’s risks in 2020.
November 12 -
The former FDIC chief oversaw the resolution of hundreds of failed banks during the financial crisis and knows how to build relationships with regulators. Those skills could be crucial in helping Fannie exit federal control.
November 9 -
Mortgage rates are currently the lowest in the history of Freddie Mac’s survey, but sharp differences of opinion persist on whether that will make this a $4-trillion year or not.
November 5 -
One of the top banking regulators during the 2008 financial crisis could have a hand in nudging Fannie Mae out of conservatorship.
November 5 -
The forbearance rate improved to the a level not seen since early April, but getting back to pre-COVID levels will require employment gains or additional government stimulus measures, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
November 2 -
But both fell short under the Duty to Serve goals in rural housing.
November 2 -
A booming housing market contrasts with a slow-to-improve job market, making for lopsided improvement in the number of troubled mortgages, according to numbers from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
October 26