If bond market investors get cold feet about buying government debt and mortgage-backed securities, that could push long-term interest rates higher, even if the Fed cuts short-term rates. Continue reading
A green light from the Federal Housing Finance Agency and antitrust regulators sets the stage for a Sept. 3 vote by Mr. Cooper shareholders on $9.4 billion mega merger. Continue reading
The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Index reported home price gains of 1.9 percent while the FHFA reported nationwide home price gains of 2.9 percent. Inflation sits at 2.7 percent, which still leaves consumers in a sticky situation. Continue reading
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should continue to operate as separate companies rather than merged into a single entity, and be regulated like utilities with a cap on excessive fees and prohibitions on backing risky loans. That’s the perspective of a… Continue reading
A “Wall Street Journal” editorial calls Pulte’s criminal referral of Federal Reserve governor “an ominous turn in political lawfare” and warns that “weaponizing” Fannie and Freddie’s federal regulator “won’t build confidence in America’s institutions o… Continue reading
The president asked Cook to resign from her post after FHFA Director Bill Pulte accused her of mortgage fraud. Pulte has leveled similar accusations against other political adversaries Continue reading
The president asked Cook to resign from her post after FHFA Director Bill Pulte accused her of mortgage fraud. Pulte has leveled similar accusations against other political adversaries Continue reading
The president asked Cook to resign from her post after FHFA Director Bill Pulte accused her of mortgage fraud. Pulte has leveled similar accusations against other political adversaries Continue reading
The tri-merge system is “an anachronism from the days when there were significant disparities in coverage by the credit bureaus,” MBA says in advocating new approach. Continue reading
Dozens of fired employees, all U.S. citizens of Indian nationality, deny defrauding charitable giving program and seek $82 million from chair Bill Pulte and CEO Priscilla Almodovar. Continue reading