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The Treasury Department released the Trump Administration's long-awaited plan for reforming the nation's housing finance system on Thursday. Treasury says the Plan "includes nearly 50 recommended legislative and administrative reforms to define a limited role for the Federal Government in the housing finance system, enhance taxpayer protections against future bailouts, and promote competition in the housing finance system ." The plan is a response to a March 2019 Presidential Memorandum directing Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin to develop a framework for administrative and legislative reforms to address what it called the last unfinished business of the financial crisis. The Treasury Department said it met with a wide range of stakeholders including affordable housing advocates; broker
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The Treasury Department released the Trump Administration's long-awaited plan for reforming the nation's housing finance system on Thursday. Treasury says the Plan "includes nearly 50 recommended legislative and administrative reforms to define a lim... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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Yesterday the industry reacted to the topic of housing finance reform. HUD presented its plan for FHA . But, like Farrah Fawcett passing away on the same day as Michael Jackson more than ten years ago, the headlines were dominated by the plan for Fre... (read more)
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates walked back a decent chunk of their recent improvements today. This claim runs counter to almost any other coverage you'll see, but I'm right and they're wrong. Actually to be fair, I'm right in a timely way and they're right in a not-... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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It's only fitting to throw in a vacation-themed reference on Labor Day week. Unfortunately, only the metaphor is lighthearted. It's underlying message is a bit more troubling--potentially, anyway.
As far as we could see this... (read more)
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Housing News
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Fewer prospective homeowners are making the move from thinking about buying to actively shopping than a year ago, according to a new study by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Rose Quint, writing in NAHB's Eye on Housing blog says the... (read more)
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Housing News
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A new study by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) looks at lending and servicing of home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and closed-end home equity loans (HE Loans.) The study finds that lenders see the current demand for equity lending to be mix... (read more)
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