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Ben Carson reportedly in the running to lead HUD again

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As a Project 2025 author, Carson called for raising FHA premiums and a “reset” of HUD to reverse “corrosive progressive ideologies across the department’s programs.” Continue reading →

Campaign to stop Fannie Mae title waiver pilot program resumes

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Title insurers have waged a protracted PR and lobbying campaign opposing the pilot program and other title insurance alternatives endorsed by the Biden administration and consumer groups. Continue reading →

Investors betting Trump will privatize Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

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Shares in the mortgage giants soared Wednesday on expectations that the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans will revive efforts to privatize the companies. Continue reading →

Falling rates help boost Fannie and Freddie loan volumes, net worths

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Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac provided backing for $164 billion in purchase mortgages in Q3, up 10 percent from Q2, while growing combined net worths to $147 billion. Continue reading →

Fannie and Freddie will let more buyers off the hook for an appraisal

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Appraisal waiver programs that rely on automated valuation models will be expanded next year to allow participation by homebuyers putting less than 20 percent down. Continue reading →

Trump, Harris housing policies emerging from the rhetoric

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Housing policy has gotten short shrift in the debates, with a tight focus on immigration and inflation. But the candidates’ platforms — and Project 2025 — provide more details. Continue reading →

Floify teams with Argyle for income and employment authentication

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Mortgage tech provider Floify’s partnership allows lenders to perform Freddie Mac- and Fannie Mae-compliant verifications without leaving the Floify platform, executives announced Thursday. Continue reading →

Consumer housing sentiment hits 30-month high in September

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More than 8 in 10 Americans still said it was a bad time to buy a home, and mortgage rates have been climbing again since Fannie Mae conducted the monthly National Housing Survey. Continue reading →

Homebuyers get a break as big lenders redefine ‘jumbo mortgage’

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CrossCountry Mortgage joins Rocket, Pennymac, UWM and Rate in raising conforming loan limit above current $766,550 cap for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ahead of an official announcement. Continue reading →

Pennymac joins Rocket in boosting conforming loan limit to $802,650

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Lenders have gotten into the habit of helping some homebuyers avoid jumbo loans by raising their limits before an official announcement by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s federal regulator. Continue reading →