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Scotsman Guide – FHFA rescinds controversial DTI-based upfront fees
“CHLA commends FHFA Director [Sandra] Thompson for her action to scrap the use of DTI in the pricing grid for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,” echoed Scott Olson, CHLA’s executive director. “The [government-sponsored enterprise] pricing grid is a complex balancing of the objectives of access to mortgage credit for underserved borrowers and safety and soundness — and CHLA believes today’s action to end the use
national mortgage news – FHFA drops debt-to-income based pricing adjustment
“The GSE pricing grid is a complex balancing of the objectives of access to mortgage credit for underserved borrowers and safety and soundness, and [the Community Home Lenders of America] believes today’s action to end the use of DTI LLPAs will enhance those dual objectives,” said Scott Olson, its executive director.”
Debt Ceiling Standoff Troubles Mortgage Industry
Scott Olson, executive director of the Community Home Lenders of America, said, “Obviously extending the debt limit is very important, but so far at least, financial markets seem to be calm about this issue.” He said the mortgage industry should keep its “focus on the problems caused by the Federal Reserve pushing up interest rates too fast and too much.”
CHLA supports changes to CFPB loan originator compensation rule
“The inability to reduce loan originator compensation to offset HFA production costs under the current LO Comp rule harms consumers by discouraging lender participation in these vital programs,” the CHLA states in the letter. “Moreover, because HFA loans are generally more costly to underwrite and therefore less profitable, providing LO comp flexibility for such loans does not create financial incentives to steer borrowers to higher-priced
Scotsman guide magazine: the fix fails to solve the problem – scott olson
New op-ed from Scott Olson in Scotsman Guide on concerns regarding state-level versions of CRA.
INSIDE MORTGAGE FINANCE: CHLA Backs FHA, Ginnie FY24 Budget RequestsINSIDE MORTGAGE FINANCE:
Inside Mortgage Finance writes about CHLA’s letter to House and Senate appropriators, asking for full funding, pay scale comparability, and contracting flexibility for both FHA and Ginnie Mae
FHA unveils proposal for a new partial claim option
“The skyrocketing of mortgage rates has undermined FHA’s main loss mitigation tool for helping distressed borrowers – and FHA’s nimbleness in finding a workaround for
CHLA Commends FHA Commissioner Gordon for New Proposal to Keep Homeowners in their Home
The Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) commended FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon for today’s announcement that FHA is proposing a program to create a flexible partial claim
Leaders struck a debt ceiling deal. What does it mean for mortgages?
“But mortgage rates have been creeping up in recent weeks because of uncertainties, so an agreement that brings some deficit reduction and removes this uncertainty