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The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued guidance to ensure the Federal Home Loan banks are lending based on the credit worthiness of the member bank, not solely on the quality of the collateral.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency wants to update the dual mission of the Federal Home Loan Banks. Members of the private bank cooperative say their regulator has no authority to redefine the mission.

The memorandum creates channels for sharing information about nonbanks between the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.

The changes made to the schedule of bringing advanced credit metrics to major mortgage investors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac affect bi-merged reports and Vantagescore 4.0's implementation.

The mortgages are part of a program that received congressional scrutiny earlier this year.

Industry executives coming off a tough year are wondering what the transition will cost and how many borrowers it'll bring in.

Over one-third of the struggling borrowers who received recast loan terms in the first quarter cut their monthly obligation by 20% or more.

Fee hikes at the government-sponsored enterprises are one remedy, the government-sponsored enterprise's regulator noted in its annual report to Congress.

During her opening remarks before lawmakers Tuesday, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency reiterated that borrowers with strong credit profiles are not being penalized to benefit those with poorer scores.

The legislative proposals backed by Republican members of congress seek to undo the latest cross-subsidized adjustments to loan fees that two large government-related mortgage investors charge.