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On August 21, 2023, Acting Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (“CDFI Fund”) Marcia Sigal indicated that the CDFI Fund is still on track to release the new CDFI Application (“Application”) sometime this fall.[1] What can we expect to see in the new Application[2]? The Community Development Advisory Board meeting on July 31 […]
FHFA Request For Input on the Enterprises’ Single-Family Pricing Framework An opportunity to advocate for eMortgages presented itself in May when the FHFA issued a Request for Input (RFI) on the Enterprises’ Single-Family Pricing Framework and how it can enhance FHFA’s ability to ensure that the Enterprises fulfill their mission. We saw the connection of […]
The Honorable Sandra L. Thompson Director Federal Housing Finance Agency 400 7th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20219 August 14, 2023 RE: FHFA Request for Input on the Enterprises’ Single-Family Pricing Framework Dear Director Thompson, We, the undersigned organizations, welcome the opportunity to respond to the May 15, 2023, Request for Input on the Enterprises’ Single-Family […]
On July 27, 2023, our CDFI Advisory practice offered a webinar entitled, "CDFI 101 for Non-Bank Mortgage Lenders." The presentation reviewed current and expected rules and regulations that govern the space and offered important considerations for anyone in the mortgage industry looking to learn more about the CDFI model.
The Impact of Today’s Mortgage Market on Digital Investment This month, Falcon Managing Director Jim Voth moderated a HousingWire webinar titled Digital Lending in the Real World. Jim was joined by Kevin Wilzbach of Wolters Kluwer, Shane Hartzler of Stavvy, Teri Pansing of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, and Josh Silber of Lennar Mortgage in discussing […]
A challenge to the widespread adoption of eNotes (i.e., promissory notes generated, presented, and signed electronically) has been getting broad participation from the correspondent lending channel. Originators who have correspondent aggregator partners that do not accept eNotes have been hesitant to implement eClosing solutions.