by frstsite | May 9, 2022 | Affordable Housing, Blog, News You Can Use
5/6/2022 Don Boyd, VP, State Government Relations & General Counsel, Ohio Bankers League, Jay Pascoe, Executive Director & COO Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association, and Beth Wanless, Director of Government Affairs, Ohio REALTORS join Allison to discuss RPACE... 
by frstsite | Jan 13, 2022 | Affordable Housing, News You Can Use
1/13/2022 Preparing consumers for all stages of the mortgage and buying process, Fannie Mae announced the launch of HomeView, the company’s new online homeownership education course. Available free of cost, and accessible online anytime on any device... 
by frstsite | Nov 16, 2021 | Affordable Housing, News You Can Use
11/15/2021 Today, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Annual Report to Congress on the financial status of FHA’s Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMI Fund) for fiscal year (FY) 2021. As detailed in the... 
by frstsite | Sep 27, 2021 | Affordable Housing, News You Can Use
9/27/2021 MBA is dedicated to addressing the nation’s racial wealth gap by reducing the racial homeownership gap. Through the Building Generational Wealth through Homeownership campaign efforts, MBA is helping families sustain and leverage homeownership to... 
by frstsite | Sep 18, 2021 | Affordable Housing, News You Can Use
9/7/2021 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is announcing that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will submit Equitable Housing Finance Plans to FHFA by the end of 2021. The Enterprises will update these plans annually. The... 
by frstsite | Sep 14, 2021 | Affordable Housing, News You Can Use
9/14/2021 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) suspended certain provisions added to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (PSPAs) with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) on... by frstsite | Sep 8, 2021 | Affordable Housing, News You Can Use
9/8/2021 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released several sets of demographic data related to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s (the Enterprises) fair lending and housing goals activities. The rate of homeownership for... 
by frstsite | Aug 11, 2021 | News You Can Use
Late last Thursday, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) filed an Amendment (Number 2435) for consideration during floor debate on H.R. 3684, the House-passed vehicle for the Senate’s negotiated Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF). Amendment... 
by frstsite | Aug 10, 2021 | News You Can Use
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge announced a new task force aimed at tackling bias in appraisals, a move celebrated by fair housing advocacy groups. Secretary Fudge announced the creation of the interagency Property Appraisal Valuation Equity...