Advocacy
CHLA WRITES IN SUPPORT OF MATT JONES’ NOMINATION TO SERVE AS FHA COMMISSIONER
CHLA submitted a letter in support of the President’s nomination of Matt Jones to serve as Assistant Secretary for Housing / FHA Commissioner in advance of his nomination hearing on October 1 before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
CHLA Commends fhfa director pulte for making credit score numbers public on fannie, freddie mbs
CHLA today sent a letter to FHFA Director Bill Pulte commending FHFA for actions to require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make credit scores public on their mortgage backed securities (MBS), which will increase transparency and improve market effeciency.
CHLA Commends FHFA Director Pulte for comments on Increased Fannie/Freddie Purchases of MBS
CHLA today wrote FHFA Director Pulte and Treasury Secretary Bessent, commending Director Pulte for his tweet that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are beginning to buy even more of their MBS – citing data showing that such MBS purchases can bring down mortgage rates and renewing CHLA’s call for the GSEs to buy Ginnie Mae MBS
CHLA Comments on FHFA new activity rule proposal for FHLBs
CHLA submits a comment letter to FHFA, asking for guardrails on approvals of new products for the Federal Home Loan Banks and asking the FHLBs to expand membership to include IMBs.
CHLA Asks CFPB to protect smaller IMBs through tiered regulation and reform LO Comp and trid
CHLA today submitted a detailed comment letter to the CFPB, with recommendations to revise regulations to enhance access to mortgage credit – asking for an exemption from CFPB supervision for smaller IMBs, rolling back LO Comp to its original purpose of banning aggregator yield spread payments to brokers, and reforming TRID
HOUSING WIRE: FHA NOMINEE MATT JONES SAYS HE’LL TARGET MORE HOUSING SUPPLY AND LOWER COSTS
In a letter addressed to the Senate banking committee, CHLA cited Jones’s housing policy expertise, government experience and mortgage industry knowledge. The group said he
SCOTSMAN GUIDE: NOMINEE FOR FHA COMMISSIONER TOUTS DEREGULATION PUSH IN CONFIRMATION HEARING
CHLA letter of support cited in article: “CHLA has worked with Mr. Jones over many years and is confident that he has the experience, judgment
NATIONAL MORTGAGE PROFESSIONAL: Credit-score competition could expand beyond fico, vantagescore
CHLA sees new Fannie and Freddie score disclosures as a first step toward more competition, noting it has advocated since May 2025 for “not just