FHFA Raising High Balance and Second-Home Loan Fees
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently announced targeted increases to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's upfront fees for certain ...
Tag: Mortgages
Inflation Is Back in a Big Way: What That Means for Borrowers and Mortgages
(TNS)—Inflation hit 6.8% in November, its loftiest level since the long-ago era of Reaganomics and America’s war on inflation. If ...
CSS Returning to Its Core Mission: Supporting Fannie and Freddie Mortgage-Backed Securities
Matthew Feldman has been named Chairman of the Board of Managers at Common Securitization Solutions (CSS) on an interim basis. ...
CSS Returning to Its Core Mission: Supporting Fannie and Freddie Mortgage-Backed Securities
Matthew Feldman has been named Chairman of the Board of Managers at Common Securitization Solutions (CSS) on an interim basis. ...
Freddie Mac Report Highlights Apparent Racial Bias in Appraisals
Housing discrimination and racial bias have taken many forms over the years, from the explicit government-sponsored policy of redlining (refusing ...
As End of Moratorium Approached, Foreclosures Dipped
ATTOM released its July 2021 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, finding a total of 12,483 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings—default notices, ...
Freddie Mac CRT Program Protected $418B in Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgages
Freddie Mac's Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) program—which transfers credit risk away from U.S. taxpayers to global private capital via securities and ...
5 States Where Female Mortgage Borrowers Get the Worst Deals
(TNS)—Women get a raw deal on mortgages in nearly every corner of the country, a new analysis of federal data ...
The Legacies, Leaders and Laggards of 2020
Lasting legacies and legends are not typically built during times of prosperity and calm. They are built during life’s toughest ...
Renovation-Hesitant Clients? Here’s How to Ease Concerns
Home renovations should be seen as a tool for getting your clients more home for their money, a higher return ...
Team Tactics: The Best Points to Advertise on for Effective Recruiting
In order to run a successful team, you need to recruit agents who will contribute productively and positively to your sales and environment. This, sometimes, is easier said than done. Read more.
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