Fannie Mae releases updates to Selling Guide

Fannie Mae releases updates to Selling Guide

The newly-updated Fannie Mae Selling Guide for November has aimed to modernize special property eligibility and underwriting considerations for leasehold estates, and it has revised the government-sponsored enterprise (GSE)’s project review requirements... Read more »
Homebuilding veteran Scott Stowell joins Fannie Mae board

Homebuilding veteran Scott Stowell joins Fannie Mae board

Government-sponsored enterprise Fannie Mae announced on Thursday the appointment of Scott D. Stowell, a homebuilding executive with nearly 40 years of industry experience, to its board of directors. “Mr. Stowell brings nearly... Read more »
Judge zeroes in on trial timeline in TCB-Ginnie Mae lawsuit

Judge zeroes in on trial timeline in TCB-Ginnie Mae lawsuit

The parties involved in a lawsuit between Texas Capital Bank (TCB), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Ginnie Mae over a dispute involving Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed... Read more »
Judge zeroes in on trial timeline in TCB-Ginnie Mae lawsuit

Ginnie Mae warns issuer partners about faster prepayments

Ginnie Mae this week issued a public notice to its issuer partners warning of an observation of higher prepayments in some of its mortgage-backed securities (MBS) programs, reminding issuers that a violation... Read more »
Judge zeroes in on trial timeline in TCB-Ginnie Mae lawsuit

Judge allows bulk of Texas Capital case against Ginnie Mae to proceed

The federal judge overseeing a case brought by Texas Capital Bank (TCB) against Ginnie Mae has dismissed a portion of the bank’s complaint against the government-owned company but will allow the majority... Read more »
Judge zeroes in on trial timeline in TCB-Ginnie Mae lawsuit

Ginnie Mae seeks budget increase to manage sizable reverse mortgage portfolio

As part of the budget request submitted to Congress by President Joe Biden and the White House, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) detailed some of its hopes for... Read more »
Judge zeroes in on trial timeline in TCB-Ginnie Mae lawsuit

Ginnie Mae contends TCB can’t rely on alleged verbal promises in lawsuit

Since the original filing of a lawsuit about the extinguishment of a priority lien tied to the loan portfolio collateral of Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF), Texas Capital Bank (TCB) has argued in... Read more »
Judge zeroes in on trial timeline in TCB-Ginnie Mae lawsuit

More homeowners feel like it’s the right time to sell: Fannie Mae

Consumer sentiment toward housing inched higher for a third consecutive month as respondents feel increasingly optimistic about home selling conditions. Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI), which tracks the U.S. housing market... Read more »
Congress passes spending bills to avoid shutdown, adds to Ginnie Mae budget

Congress passes spending bills to avoid shutdown, adds to Ginnie Mae budget

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a series of six spending bills that will avoid a partial shutdown of the federal government while adding some additional budget capacity to Ginnie... Read more »
Judge zeroes in on trial timeline in TCB-Ginnie Mae lawsuit

Fannie Mae adds single asset verification report to desktop underwriting system

Fannie Mae announced on Wednesday an enhancement to its desktop underwriting system, which will facilitate the asset, income, and employment verification process through a single data source.  Lenders can use a single 12-month asset... Read more »