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Regulator rescinds new Fannie, Freddie fee for riskier borrowers

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Lending industry groups like the Mortgage Bankers Association called a fee based on borrower’s debt-to-income ratio “unworkable.” Continue reading →

Fannie and Freddie’s fees going up Monday despite lender objections

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency says risk-based fee increases are aimed at ensuring the mortgage giants’ safety and soundness, not to subsidize fee waivers for buyers of limited means. Continue reading →

Home prices have stopped falling. But is it a reversal or a blip?

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Two widely cited home price measures confirm that the price drops halted in the early weeks of 2023. But downward pressure on prices remains. Continue reading →

Mortgage, tech experts invited to brainstorm ideas at ‘TechSprint’

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s federal regulator will host Velocity TechSprint, a problem-solving challenge for product developers and data scientists in nation’s capital July 10-13. Continue reading →

New mortgage fee won’t debut until after spring homebuying season

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Industry groups continue to object to a new Fannie and Freddie fee aimed at some riskier borrowers as a burden on lenders and consumers. Continue reading →

NAR: New Fannie and Freddie mortgage fees will hit middle class

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Mortgage giants’ federal regulator eliminates upfront fees for first-time homebuyers of limited means, but some better-off borrowers will see increases. Continue reading →

Fannie and Freddie get green light to buy $1M mortgages

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The big run-up in home prices may have cooled, but the 2023 conforming loan limit is going up 12 percent to $727,200 in most parts of the country. Continue reading →

Fannie and Freddie get green light to buy $1M mortgages

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The big run-up in home prices may have cooled, but the 2023 conforming loan limit is going up 12 percent to $727,200 in most parts of the country. Continue reading →

Not a one-off: Home prices dropped further — and faster — in August

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A reversal in home price growth in July deepened into August as prices declined by 0.9 percent, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller report. They remained up 13 percent from last year. Continue reading →

Referral fees from so-called ‘paper brokerages’ including Zillow inflate commissions by $15B a year: CEO

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Calling it a “kickback scheme,” HomeOpenly CEO Dmitry Shkipin told the FHFA to ban referral fees charged by online brokerages — including Zillow — that don’t actually buy and sell property. Continue reading →