Tag Archives: FHFA

Depending on who is reporting origination numbers, access to mortgage credit is either tight or loose. A group of 21 advocacy and civil rights groups let regulators know they think it is too tight.

Freddie Mac has reached a “critical” milestone toward its goal of implementing the Single Security Initiative with the first use of Common Securitization Platform (CSP) software.

Industry reaction has been positive to the FHFA's move to raise the GSE conforming loan limits for the first time in a decade. But one analysis says the effect on mortgage lending may be minimal.

The new maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2017 will increase for the first time in a decade, according to the FHFA.

A study released by the Government Accountability Office found that the FHFA's actions as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have created more, not less, uncertainty about the future of the housing finance system.

Time is winding down on the FHFA’s Home Affordable Refinance Program, the number of borrowers completing refinances through the program is winding down also.

The GSEs' national conforming loan limit has remained unchanged for 10 years. How would raising that limit affect origination volumes?

The FHFA announces the issuance of proposed amendments to its Minority and Women Inclusion regulations. What other actions are industry leaders pursuing to further diversity and inclusion?

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.

The debate around Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs is heating up with the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announcement permitting FHA-insured mortgages on some PACE-assessed properties.