The FHFA expects to implement the Single Security on the CSP for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sometime in 2018. What does the Agency hope to accomplish in 2017 toward achieving that goal?
Read More »Advocacy Groups Urge Regulators to Loosen Credit Access
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.
Read More »Freddie Mac Takes a Giant Step Toward a Single Security
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.
Read More »KBRA: 2016 May Be as Good as it Gets for Lending
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.
Read More »FHFA Raises Maximum Loan Guarantee Limits
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.
Read More »GAO: Conservatorship Needs to End
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.
Read More »Fewer Borrowers are Refinancing Through HARP
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.
Read More »The Effect of Raising Conforming Loan Limits
The GSEs' national conforming loan limit has remained unchanged for 10 years. How would raising that limit affect origination volumes?
Read More »FHFA Revises its Minority and Women Inclusion Regulations
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?
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.
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