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CFPB cuts dull impact of Trump’s latest order, MBA exec says

CFPB News & Analysis, Mortgages, Politics and policy /

While noting the upside to President Trump’s new executive order to expand home lending among community financial institutions, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s top executive added a note of caution, saying benefits won’t appear immediately. Processing Content In a wide-ranging interview at Intercontinental Exchange’s ICE Experience 2026 conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, MBA President and […]

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FHFA plan renews its effort to grow counterparty oversight

FHFA, Politics and policy, Secondary markets, U.S. Fintech /

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s latest performance review plan emphasizes interest in having more power to review Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s business partners. Processing Content “Currently, US Federal Housing does not have statutory authority to oversee third-party service providers. These third-party relationships can potentially pose risks,” the agency — which Director Bill Pulte alternately

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Major GSE investor echoes Ackman’s call for Fannie, Freddie uplisting

Capital markets, Politics and policy, Secondary markets /

Oksenholt Capital Management, an investor in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s stock, is echoing earlier calls by billionaire Bill Ackman for the government-sponsored enterprises’ shares to be moved back to a major exchange. Processing Content “In my view, the time has come for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to return to a major public exchange

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Iran scrambles inflation signals as Fed mulls interest rates

Federal Reserve, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Politics and policy /

Key Insight: The U.S. involvement in the war with Iran has driven energy prices higher, a development economists say could add to inflation and reduce the likelihood of rate cuts this year. Expert quote: “I think the Fed is just going to sit on its hands quite happily because of what’s going on in Iran

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Mortgage deregulation: praise and peril from Trump’s EO

Housing markets, Politics and policy, Regulation and compliance, Underwriting /

Mortgage industry professionals have raised some concerns amid the broader praise for President Trump’s executive order signed Friday, which aims to loosen mortgage lending regulations.   Processing Content Many of the rules the EO looks to unwind were put into effect by the Dodd-Frank Act, passed in the wake of the Great Financial Crisis and the

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Democratic AGs sue HUD over fair housing guidance

Fair Housing Act, Litigation, Politics and policy, Trump administration /

Key insight: A group of 16 state attorneys general, all Democrats, have filed suit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development over a recent guidance limiting enforcement of equal housing laws. Supporting data: The attorneys general say the guidance, which affects how HUD funds state investigations of discrimination complaints, threatens $10.7M in Fair Housing

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Trump building order targets supply-side constraints

Homebuilders, Originations, Politics and policy, Secondary markets /

A new federal executive order from President Trump related to “removing regulatory barriers to home construction” aims to increase affordable inventory through broad deregulation. Processing Content The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development are among several public entities the order directs to take a series of steps to that

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White House order to increase small bank mortgage lending

Housing, Politics, Politics and policy /

Key insight: The White House issued an executive order directing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and bank regulators to tailor mortgage rules for community banks. What’s at stake: The move is part of a broader Republican strategy to shore up its credibility around housing affordability ahead of the 2026 midterms, and comes as a bipartisan

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Judge tosses out ‘unsubstantiated’ subpoenas into Powell

Federal Reserve, Law and legal issues, Monetary policy, Politics and policy /

Key Insight: U.S. District Judge James Boasberg wrote in documents unsealed Friday that the Trump administration produced no evidence to suspect Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell of a crime, justifying the tossing of the subpoenas. The Justice Department said it would challenge the decision. Expert quote: “The Government has produced essentially zero evidence to suspect

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Lennar profit drops 56% amid rates, Iran uncertainty

Earnings, Homebuilders, LOAN PRODUCTS, Originations, Politics and policy, REALTORS & HOMEBUILDERS /

Lennar’s management is working through the various challenges facing homebuilders: not just the Iran conflict, but also the antipathy against institution investor purchasers. Processing Content In its first fiscal quarter, which ended on Feb. 28, Lennar earned $229 million, less than half of the $520 million it made for the same period in 2025. The

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