News, Events, & Blogs

Falcon Wins Research Grant to Study CDFI Mortgage Lending

10/25/2023

Falcon Capital Advisors is pleased to share that it won a research grant from The Center for Impact Finance, with funding provided by the Citi Foundation’s Community Finance Innovation Fund, to support research on Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) activity in the single-family mortgage space. The study will be the first to examine how CDFIs […]

FHFA Credit Initiative: Five Areas of Lender Impact

10/19/2023

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CDFI Advisory: “What to Expect in the Revised CDFI Application”

09/13/2023

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 […]

Falcon Digital Mortgage August 2023 Newsletter

09/06/2023

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 […]

Rationale for FHFA Incentivizing Delivery of eMortgages to the GSEs through Reduced G-fees

08/14/2023

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 […]

CDFI Advisory practice hosts webinar for Non-bank Mortgage Lenders

07/31/2023

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.