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Today’s sellers don’t have to worry about underwater mortgages

The recent CoreLogic Homeowner Equity Insights report for Q3 shows a continued positive trend of a lack of underwater mortgages in America today. Underwater mortgages — where borrowers owe more on their home than what it is worth — pose a risk of foreclosure and hinder people from selling their homes, something that was rampant…

Lutz homebuyer commission lawsuit adds over 30 new plaintiffs

The Batton homebuyer commission lawsuits are not the only ones getting updated complaints. On Thursday, James Lutz, the lead plaintiff in the Lutz homebuyer commission suit in Florida, filed a second amended complaint. This updated complaint adds 31 new plaintiffs to the suit, including many familiar names, such as Scott Davis, James Mullis and Mya…

New MBA securities proposal mentions HMBS 2.0 as ‘logistical template’

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) this week published a proposal for Ginnie Mae to develop a new mortgage securitization product that could boost the availability of private capital liquidity sources into the market, particularly in periods of stress for the U.S. economy. Importantly, the association said that the recent development of Ginnie Mae’s new, complementary…

CBO report shows GSEs have better conditions to repay Treasury by recapitalizing

While the mortgage industry debates the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under the incoming Trump administration, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a study on Friday suggesting that a recapitalization of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) could benefit the U.S. Department of the Treasury in most scenarios.    This follows a separate CBO study from…