The Congressional Budget Office analyzed what the effects on the industry would be if Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were to increase their capital levels.
Read More »A First for Fannie Mae’s Credit Insurance Risk Transfers
For the past three years, Fannie Mae has transferred a substantial portion of credit risk to mortgage insurance affiliates. But until now, all of those transactions have been of the back-end variety.
Read More »New Ruling Gives GSE Investors Hope
The sweeping of GSE profits into Treasury has prompted nearly two dozen lawsuits from investors who claim the sweep is illegal. While some courts have ruled against investors in the last few months, they received a favorable ruling this week from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Read More »FHFA Outlines Strategic Goals for FY2017
The FHFA spells out what it hopes to accomplish through the agencies it regulates (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks) in the Agency's FY2017 Annual Performance Plan.
Read More »Fannie Mae Upgrades Desktop Underwriter
Fannie Mae has announced the implementation of enhancements to its Desktop Underwriter (DU) Version 10.0 aimed at providing more simplicity and certainty to lenders.
Read More »Time For Change: GSE Credit-Risk Sharing on the Front End
Freddie Mac has transferred a portion of credit risk on more than half a trillion dollars worth of mortgages. Until now, all those credit risk transactions have been of the back-end variety.
Read More »Fannie Mae’s Mortgage Portfolio Shrinks Further
The UPB of Fannie Mae's gross mortgage portfolio has steadily contracted since falling below its 2016 peak early in the year.
Read More »Is Home Price Appreciation Decelerating?
House prices rose by 5.6 percent over-the-year in the second quarter—but the rate of appreciation seems to be slowing after months of steady gains, according to FHFA.
Read More »Court Denies Shareholder Access to Freddie Mac Records
A federal court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Freddie Mac shareholder who was seeking access to corporate records related to the Net Worth Sweep.
Read More »Freddie Mac: Common Securitization Platform Nearly Ready
Later this year, Freddie Mac will achieve a goal it has been working toward with Fannie Mae under the direction of the Federal Housing Finance Agency since 2012, if all goes according to plan.
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