Fannie Mae, the largest source of funding for U.S. mortgages, said Chief Operating Officer Terence Edwards plans to leave the government-backed company in the first half of next year.
His duties overseeing credit-portfolio management and the work on a common securitization platform have already been turned over to other managers, Washington-based Fannie Mae said today in a regulatory filing.
Rejections for mortgage credit outpaced almost every other borrowing category, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra said the FICO credit-scoring model has drawbacks in price, predictiveness and market competition, and stakeholders should develop a more open-sourced model that uses artificial intelligence.
Smaller players face challenges when it comes to mortgage servicing rights, and larger ones have varying motivations, experts at an industry meeting say.
The 30-year fixed rate mortgage average resumed its climb that started in September, as the benchmark 10-year Treasury price still reflects views on inflation.
Fannie Mae's latest economic forecast no longer expects mortgage rates to go below 6% next year, and that is affecting its views on loan origination volume.
Amid steady customer growth, USAA's banking arm failed to make the investments necessary to satisfy either its regulators or some decades-long customers. Changes in the executive suite haven't fixed the problems.
