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.
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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.
HUD offers foreclosure relief to Texans saddled by floods
The 90-day moratorium bars foreclosures on FHA-insured mortgages in Kerr County’s federally declared disaster area.
FHA seeks input on buy now, pay later lending
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has opened a request for information on buy now, pay later (BNPL) lending as it seeks to understand its implications for housing affordability and stability.