Housing Finance News

Housing Finance News

• Coronavirus US: Foreclosure and eviction bans are extended
  
  The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Wednesday extended the foreclosure and eviction moratorium for borrowers with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac until August 31.
  Daily Mail.  Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:53:59 GMT.
• Minority development firm, ADC land tax credit for $13.5M residential project
  
  Avondale Development Corp., in partnership with Kingsley + Co. and Fairfield Homes Inc., have been awarded $1 million in 10-year federal housing tax credits from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency for an affordable housing project in Avondale.
  Tom Demeropolis.  American City Business Journals.  Wed, 27 May 2020 16:41:09 +0000.
• Fannie and Freddie will now buy loans in mortgage bailout program, in a bid to loosen lending
  
  The Federal Housing Finance Agency, regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced that the two mortgage giants will now buy home loans that go into the government's forbearance program just after they close.
  CNBC.  Wed, 22 Apr 2020 22:21:21 GMT.
• Home prices rise modestly in January
  
  National home prices rose 0.3 percent in January and 5.2 percent year over year, according to the latest data by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
  Veronika Bondarenko.  Inman.  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:29:57 +0000.
• Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD to suspend foreclosures
  
  The Federal Housing Finance Agency said it will help borrowers who are at risk of losing their homes.
  CBS News.  Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:23:00 -0400.
• The last housing finance roundup of 2019
  
  The federal government took a flurry of actions before the end of the year. Read Lew Sichelman's latest column to catch up with housing finance news you might otherwise have missed.
  Lew Sichelman.  Inman.  Tue, 31 Dec 2019 20:16:00 +0000.
• Key details of first home buyer scheme yet to be made public
  
  The National Housing Finance and Investment Corp says the level of demand for the government's first home loan deposit scheme is unclear.
  Shane Wright.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:01:00 +1100.
• Housing Finance Firm DHFL Says It's A 'Strong' Entity And Wants To Start Lending Again
  
  Dewan Housing Finance Ltd. (DHFL), which is reeling under $14.2 billion in liabilities, said that it will release a debt restructuring plan in a week that will not include haircuts for its lenders.
  By Anu Raghunathan, Contributor.  Forbes.  Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:10:00 +0000.
• Housing Finance Reform Has Never Really Been About Affordable Housing
  
  Now that the administration has its own FHFA director, it should not wait for Congress to fix the housing finance sector. ...
  By Norbert Michel, Contributor.  Forbes.  Tue, 16 Apr 2019 01:18:00 +0000.
• U.S. Senate confirms housing regulator overseeing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
  
  The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
  Reuters.  Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:31:53 -0400.

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