finance market

Committee Considers Overseas Secondary Mortgage Market Solutions

By Heather Anderson | June 12, 2013

House Financial Services hearing features partisan back-and=forth over Fannie and Freddie.
FHFA Fills Top Housing and Supervision Posts

By Heather Anderson | January 15, 2013

Agency promotes from within and brings in FDIC veteran.
Rep. Jeb Hensarling Tapped as Next House Financial Services Committee Chair

By Heather Anderson | November 28, 2012

Texas Republican called CFPB, Dodd-Frank "legislative drive-by shooting" at NAFCU Congressional Caucus earlier this year.
NAFCU: Proposed FHFA Fee Increase Damaging to Housing Markets

By Heather Anderson | November 21, 2012

Four out of the five states where the Federal Housing Finance Agency is considering an increase in mortgage guarantee fees do not have healthy housing markets.
Mortgage Market Share: Leaders Call for a Push for More

By David Morrison | August 12, 2012

Executives from different parts of the credit union industry are hard at work to build credit unions’ share of the U.S. mortgage market even higher than the record 8% that credit union’s achieved in the first quarter of this year.
Executives Working to Boost Credit Union Housing Finance Share

By David Morrison | August 8, 2012

Callahan challenges industry to grow already-record 8% share to 20% by 2020; CUSO Mortgage Liquidity Solutions working on how.
No Mortgage Forgiveness at Freddie or Fannie

By Heather Anderson | July 31, 2012

Balances to remain, regulator says.
Rising Home Sales Don't Necessarily Mean Stronger Market for CU Loans

By David Morrison | July 13, 2012

Recent indications from housing market observers and researchers show that housing prices might have finally stabilized and turned positive on stronger sales.
Will CUs Seize the Opportunity?

By David Morrison | January 16, 2012

Major mortgage lenders appear to be continuing their strategic retreat from the U.S. housing finance market, leaving credit unions with a significant opportunity that they may not be willing or able to take.
Mortgages: Variety of Products and Approaches to Help Borrowers

By David Morrison | December 4, 2011

Greater financial education, a greater variety of loan products and different lending strategies have all been techniques credit unions have begun to use to help borrowers meet more stringent housing finance requirements, according to executives from credit unions and mortgage CUSOs.