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As Fannie Mae sees it, the year ahead will be less like a person in love and more like one in a satisfying longterm relationship. Growth in the U.S. housing market will continue for its seventh straight year, but there will be bills to pay.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s changes to liquidity risk-management programs were released this week, as expected, and aim squarely at improved compliance and on protecting investors in ongoing risk areas.

President Obama delivered his last State of the Union Address Tuesday night, speaking on the U.S. budget, gun control, minimum wage and a host of other topics. But one important subject was passed on: housing policy.

More American households are saving money, reducing their interest rates, and stabilizing or shortening their loans by refinancing their mortgage.

The introduction of the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule, or TRID, in October has led to utter chaos in the mortgage industry—or so some would have you believe.

The rule enacts portions of the FHLBank Act, which governs eligibility for membership and establishes requirements for an institution to become and remain a member of a FHLBank.

The HUD Secretary raised his public profile with appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert Monday night on the eve of the State of the Union address, furthering speculation that he could be Hillary Clinton's running mate.

Worries that the U.S. housing market may suffer the Fed’s first rate hike in a decade should be put to rest.

Many in the mortgage industry are eager to hear what the Obama Administration will have to say about the housing market—or if he will even address it at all. Read on to see what industry experts had to say about the State of the Union Address and 2016 housing policy.

Is housing policy on the radar at all for President Obama as his administration winds down? Tuesday's State of the Union address will tell.