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FHFA introduces new manufactured house price index

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On October 9, FHFA introduced a new Manufactured House Price Index to provide quarterly data on price trends for manufactured homes, a market segment which it noted is an affordable option for homebuyers. The new data series...more

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FHFA releases NPRM on housing goals for 2025-2027

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On August 22, FHFA released a proposed rule on its housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) for 2025-2027 as required by the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992. FHFA is...more

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Structured Finance Spectrum - Summer 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the new UK securitization regime, eHELOCs, and climate risk disclosures....more

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Federal Regulators Act to Enhance Property Valuations During Mortgage Origination Process

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On July 17 and 18, 2024, federal financial regulators adopted rules and guidance setting forth expectations in the mortgage industry that originators properly oversee use of automated valuation models (AVMs) and entertain...more

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Financial regulators release final AVM rule for publication

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On July 17, the CFPB, OCC, Fed, FDIC, NCUA and FHFA adopted a final rule titled “Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models.” As previously covered by InfoBytes, this final rule implemented new provisions...more

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CFPB and FHFA release data from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations

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On July 1, the CFPB and FHFA released updated loan-level data from 2013-2021 through the National Survey of Mortgage Originations (NSMO). The NSMO, established in 2014, gathers quarterly data from borrowers who recently...more

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FHFA approves Freddie Mac's second mortgage pilot

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On June 20, FHFA conditionally approved a limited pilot program for Freddie Mac to begin purchasing certain single-family closed-end second mortgages. This decision came after implementing a new approval process for products...more

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Agencies finalize new standards for AVMs

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On June 20, the CFPB, OCC, Fed, FDIC, NCUA and FHFA (the financial services regulators) issued a final rule implementing new provisions governing the use of automated valuation models (AVMs), which are commonly used by...more

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CFPB and Other Federal Agencies Finally Adopt AVM Rule

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What Happened? On June 20, 2024, a group of federal regulators published a rule addressing for the use of automated valuation models (AVMs) in mortgage origination and secondary market transactions....more

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Federal Regulators Publish Final Rule on Automated Valuation Models and AI That Imposes Obligations on Secondary Market Issuers,...

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On June 6, 2024 federal regulators published a final rule addressing Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models. This was a collaborative rulemaking effort that included regulators from the Office of the...more

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FHFA issues 2023 annual report and noted challenges in housing market

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On June 14, the FHFA released its annual report to Congress, as required under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, detailing FHFA’s activities and the state of the housing finance industry in 2023. The report...more

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FHFA enhances Fannie and Freddie flex modification policies

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Recently, the FHFA announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will update their Flex Modification policies to help struggling borrowers reduce their mortgage payments. Flex Modification would be for eligible borrowers...more

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CFPB Director Addresses Credit Report Fees Before the Mortgage Bankers Association

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As part of the CFPB’s crusade against junk fees, CFPB Director, Rohit Chopra addressed credit report fees in prepared remarks at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Secondary & Capital Markets Conference & Expo 2024. While...more

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New Policies From FHA and FHFA Allow Borrowers to Challenge Property Appraisals

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On May 1, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced new policies that will allow borrowers to challenge property appraisals they believe to be inaccurate or biased....more

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Banking and Consumer Regulatory Digest - April 2024

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Editor's Note The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically...more

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Director Thompson outlines FHFA’s efforts to promote housing access and affordability

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On April 18, Sandra L. Thompson, Director of the FHFA, addressed the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, emphasizing FHFA’s role in promoting access to affordable housing for homebuyers and renters...more

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FHFA seeks public input on new closed-end second mortgage product

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On April 22, the FHFA sent to the Federal Register a notice of a proposed new product from Freddie Mac to begin purchasing certain single-family closed-end second mortgages. According to the proposal, Freddie Mac would...more

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Fannie Mae to issue RFP for Title Acceptance pilot

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On April 12, the FHFA announced plans to test a pilot program that would permit lenders to forego a lender’s title insurance policy or an attorney opinion letter for some refinance loans sold to Fannie Mae, aiming to lower...more

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FHFA eliminates household income restriction on PTFCs

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On March 12, the FHFA published a final rule in the Federal Register titled “Exception to Restrictions on Private Transfer Fee Covenants (PFTCs) for Loans Meeting Certain Duty to Serve Shared Equity Loan Program...more

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FFIEC Issues Statement on Examination Principles Related to Valuation Discrimination and Bias in Residential Lending

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On February 12, 2024, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a statement of principles that relate to valuation discrimination and bias for its member entities to consider in preparation for...more

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HUD Issues 2023 Update to Housing Equity Action Plan

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently issued a press release announcing a 2023 update to its Equity Action Plan. The Equity Action Plan is part of HUD’s efforts to implement President Biden’s...more

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FHFA Again Addresses Underutilization of Appraisal Time Adjustments

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently published another FHFA Insights blog post addressing the underutilization of appraisal time adjustments by appraisers that is a companion to an FHFA Insights blog post that...more

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FHFA Cites Underutilization of Appraisal Time Adjustments

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently published a FHFA Insights blog post that cites the underutilization of appraisal time adjustments by appraisers....more

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FHFA reports no internal control weaknesses FY 2023 performance report

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On November 15, FHFA released its annual performance report, titled “FHFA FY 2023 Performance and Accountability Report” to detail how it regulated the FHLBank system, as well as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, during the past...more

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FHFA announces increases in 2024 confirming loan limits

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On November 28, FHFA announced that it will raise the maximum conforming loan limits (CLL) for mortgages purchased in 2024 by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from $726,200 to $776,550 for most of the United States....more

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