The verification gives lenders another option for inspection-based appraisal alternatives, but it covers only one piece of a much broader collateral-readiness challenge
As FHFA moves to give Federal Home Loan Banks more flexibility, the trade group is renewing its push to give qualified independent mortgage banks access to FHLBank membership and liquidity
Consumer inflation rose just 0.1% in July, reducing pressure for a September Fed rate hike as mortgage rates remain near their highest levels of the year
August 6 was an important contractual checkpoint. The more consequential deadline is the day a GSE, regulator, investor, warehouse lender, or plaintiff asks the institution to produce evidence that its AI governance actually worked
Fannie Mae’s new requirements put AI oversight into practice, giving lenders a clear starting point for identifying risk and building responsible governance
John Hardesty and Daniel Esquibel take on broader roles amid growth across the verification provider’s markets
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will eliminate abbreviated project reviews for condo applications dated on or after Aug. 3
Wholesale lender cites internal loan data to urge regulators to monitor whether new condominium eligibility standards reduce access to conventional financing
Mortgage technology and construction risk executive will serve as relationship manager supporting residential construction lenders
New implementation guide standardizes mortgage insurance data exchange, helping lenders, insurers and technology providers prepare systems for newer credit scoring models