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First-time homebuyers made up a record share of agency purchase loans in 2023

Housing Wire

A record 47% of government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) purchase loans in 2023 came from first-time homebuyers, a number that’s been trending gradually higher throughout the past decade. Looking back, last year’s market was dominated by purchase lending, with loans to buy homes making up 82% of a historically low number of originations.

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The mortgage industry is nervous about LLPA fee changes

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency this week made a series of significant changes to loan level pricing adjustment (LLPA) fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on conventional/conforming mortgages. The changes include updates to pricing for second homes, high-balance loans and cash-out refinances that were first announced in 2022.

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Positive signs abound for 2024 housing market: ICE

Housing Wire

If 30-year rates fall to 6% by the fourth quarter, as the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and Fannie Mae are currently predicting , the overall population of loans with a 75-bps refi incentive would more than double from 1.7 Nearly 60% of that growth would come from loans originated in 2023, ICE projected. million to 3.8

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FHFA delays implementation of LLPA DTI fees

Housing Wire

Following a chorus of complaints from the mortgage industry, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Wednesday announced that it would delay the implementation of a new and controversial upfront fee on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac borrowers with higher debt-to-income ratios.

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FHFA Director Thompson speaks out to correct LLPA misinformation

Housing Wire

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra Thompson issued a statement Tuesday to correct the misinformation that’s spread about the agency’s loan-level pricing adjustments to conventional mortgages. No change is more controversial than the LLPA tied to a borrower’s debt-to-income ratio.

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Agents, buyer’s financing denied? Here’s what to do.

Real Trends

What do you do when your buyer’s financing is denied? The following tips are tried and true solutions to financing issues! Note: Legally, a lender must give the reason a borrower is being denied their loan. Would changing the loan program change the requirement? Ratio issues What does this even mean?

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FHFA Rescinds DTI LLPA After Pushback from Industry Stakeholders

Broke Agent Media

The decision comes after the FHFA announced a delayed implementation to better understand the concerns of industry stakeholders. Industry professionals are rejoicing after the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that it has rescinded upfront fees based on borrowers’ DTI ratio for loans acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.