Heightened fears of a trade war and recession have investors convinced that the Fed will start cutting rates again in June — a sentiment that gives mortgage rates more room to come down. Continue reading
Some experts are intrigued by the idea floated by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, saying it could help put the mortgage giants on sound footing without boosting mortgage rates. Continue reading
While mortgage originations were up 34 percent from a year ago, to $7.2 billion, company executives said they don’t expect lending to surpass $5.5 billion in Q1 2025. Continue reading
After surprise inflation report, Trump administration says the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions will be exempt from its attempt to exert more control over independent federal agencies Continue reading
While plans to privatize the mortgage giants are on the back burner, Trump administration may impose limits on how much support the mortgage giants can provide to riskier borrowers. Continue reading
Plan to require lenders working with Fannie and Freddie to use FICO Score 10 T and VantageScore 4.0 models by Q4 2025 has been dropped, with new implementation date “TBD.” Continue reading
In addition to anticipating three rate cuts this year, Federal Reserve policymakers are considering whether to taper the pace at which they unwind the central bank’s $7 trillion balance sheet. Continue reading
The Federal Reserve’s moves to trim $35 billion in mortgages from its balance sheet each month could keep mortgage rates from falling dramatically this year. Continue reading
NAR united with lending groups on Thursday to urge the Federal Reserve to maintain its current mortgage holdings in order to narrow a wide “spread” between 10-year Treasurys and mortgage rates. Continue reading
MBA, NAR and NAHB say uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s next moves is disrupting the housing sector and threatening to send the U.S. economy into a tailspin Continue reading