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Despite the coronavirus causing much of the housing industry to slow to a crawl, the GSE reported its single-family portfolio rose in April.

The ability for Congress to utilize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to assist borrowers has helped keep the industry afloat during COVID-19.

Click through to read more on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s proposed capital framework for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

In their Q1 2020 financial reports, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac noted how they are helping borrowers while juggling lost revenue.

Forecasts from Freddie Mac also sheds light on price growth and possible movement for mortgage rates.

The GSE’s Chief Economist, though, suggests rates could “drift lower” in the second half of the year.

Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced new measures aimed to help borrowers and lenders impacted by the spread of COVID-19.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have updates servicers on their new deferral requirements. Learn what other comments the GSE has made to help borrowers impacted by COVID-19.

How are the financial regulators and the GSEs responding to the coronavirus spread, and protecting borrowers in the process?

Click through to read more on how much the GSE’s share of the single-family market rose over the past year.