Shareholder Edge One Capital proposes Fannie-Freddie exit without higher rates
The firm is proposing a road map to return the GSEs to private ownership without the consequence of higher mortgage rates.
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Treasury eyes Bowman, Jefferson and Logan for Fed Chair
However, additional candidates will be interviewed in the coming weeks, Bloomberg reported.
Trump’s GSE stock offering plan challenged by analysts
The valuation and timeline are seen as overly optimistic, with some estimates at half the proposed figure ahead of a planned IPO this year.
Trump taps economic adviser Stephen Miran for Fed board seat
Miran, who currently chairs the Council of Economic Advisers, is being appointed to serve the remainder of a term that expires in early 2026.
Trigger lead ban bill advances to Trump’s desk
The Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 2808) passed through the U.S. Senate with unanimous consent and without amendments late Saturday.
Arizona homebuilders challenge groundwater restrictions
Developers and regulators are locked in a deepening dispute over how to manage the state’s finite water supplies.
California creates office dedicated to housing, homelessness issues
Restructuring aims to better integrate and administrate response to the state’s housing and homelessness challenges.
VantageScore 4.0 is coming. But much work needs to be done
Mortgage technology firms, credit reporting bureaus, resellers and the GSEs are feverishly working to get VantageScore 4.0 off the ground.
FHFA clarifies key VantageScore 4.0 implementation questions
A week after the initial announcement, FHFA Director Bill Pulte answered several key questions about the implementation of VantageScore 4.0.
Trump administration ‘effectively disbands’ the PAVE task force
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it has ended the major policy provisions of the Biden-era PAVE task force.