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Feb 6, 2025 · Fannie, Freddie release likely. It's just a matter of when Article by Brad Finkelstein. Although hedge fund manager Bill Ackman's proposed plan to resolve the government-sponsored enterprise conservatorships is seen as unlikely, analysts believe the release of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remains a strong possibility.

Feb 18, 2025 · Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Number of employees: 173 Website: www.hmamortgage.com National lender, HMA Mortgage prides itself on its relationship with partners, from Realtors to insurance providers, who drive business to …

Jan 13, 2025 · The top five lenders in the ranking had a combined mortgage servicing volume of more than $25 billion at the end of the third quarter. All but one bank saw a decrease in servicing volume between the second and third quarters, with First United Bank and Trust Company seeing the largest decrease at -9.47%.

Twenty-year mortgage terms and lower debt-to-income ratio would more responsibly support increased homeownership than many Biden-era initiatives says the co-director of the American Enterprise Institute's Housing Center.

Dec 23, 2024 · United Wholesale Mortgage was accused by Hunterbrook, a venture capital-backed outlet, of holding brokers captive via its All-In Initiative and overcharging borrowers by hundreds of millions of dollars.A suit related to the investigation followed soon after. The lengthy article and its attached research points to over 8,000 independent mortgage brokers who sent 99% or more of their loans to ...

Feb 21, 2025 · Foreclosure starts surged 30% and sales climbed 25% in January as the Department of Veterans Affairs ended a voluntary ban it had in place to help certain distressed borrowers with a transition away from temporary pandemic …

Feb 18, 2025 · About 25% of probationary employees were cut at Ginnie Mae. One such initiative that may be tabled is Ginnie's revised Home Equity Conversion Mortgage securitization program, which aimed to enhance liquidity for issuers by allowing the re-pooling of active and non-active buyouts into new custom, single-issuer pools.. Other parts of HUD, including the Federal Housing Administration, may also ...

Jan 21, 2025 · In an exclusive report published by Arizent, parent company of National Mortgage News, home finance professionals overwhelmingly ranked the lack of qualified home buyers as the No. 1 challenge in 2025. Forty-one percent of respondents in Arizent's survey put it in the top position, while another 16% listed it as the second-biggest obstacle.

Mar 3, 2025 · Read more: Protect FHA and Ginnie Mae: Vital agencies, proven success Markets haven't been faring that much better. Fannie Mae adjusted its year-end mortgage rates upward from 6.5% and 6.3% for 2025 and 2026 respectively, to 6.6% and 6.5%, driven in part by a lack of clarity on the true impact of import tariffs. The organization also revised its origination forecast downwards for 2025.