Freddie Mac's mortgage business grew--albeit slowly--in December, capping the year with an overall negative growth rate.
Read More »FHFA’s 2013 Settlements Total Nearly $8B
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recovered nearly $8 billion last year in its pursuit of funds related to allegedly fraudulent loan sales to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Read More »Fannie’s Book of Business Grows in November
Fannie Mae's book of business increased for the second month in a row in November, marking the fourth month of increases in 2013, according to the GSE's monthly volume report. Fannie Mae's book of business grew at a compounded annualized rate of 0.1 percent in November, down from 0.8 percent in October. Fannie's total book of business is valued at $3.17 trillion as of November, while its total mortgage portfolio totals $496 billion.
Read More »Business Declines for Fifth Straight Month at Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac's total book of business decreased at an annualized rate of 2 percent in November compared to an annualized rate of 6.4 percent in October, according to the GSE's latest monthly volume report.
Read More »Wells Fargo, Fannie Mae Announce $591M Settlement
Fannie Mae and Wells Fargo have reached an agreement that will close the book on a number of problem legacy loans, both companies announced. According to the separate announcements, Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $591 million to Fannie Mae to resolve repurchase requests on certain loans originated prior to 2009. Adjusting for prior repurchases, the bank will pay $541 million in Q4 2013. In its own statement, Wells Fargo said it had fully accrued for the cost of the agreement as of the end of the third quarter.
Read More »Ginnie Mae Begins First Phase in Modernizing Securitization Platform
Ginnie Mae, a government corporation focused on ensuring liquidity to support mortgage lending, announced the start of the first phase in its initiative to modernize its securitization platform. The plan kicked off with the release of four new systems applications for issuers: Request for Pool Numbers, Request for Commitment Authority, Submission of Master Agreements for Certification and Recertification, and Request Transfer of Issuer Responsibility.
Read More »Freddie Mac Reports Record Numbers for Multifamily Securities
According to a release, Freddie Mac issued a record $28 billion in multifamily securities in 2013 through 19 of its K-Deals. Those figures are up from $21.2 billion through 17 K-Deals in 2012.
Read More »Commercial/Multifamily Debt Outstanding Increases $25B in Q3
The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased $25.2 billion in Q3, with all four major investor groups increasing their holdings, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported. The quarterly increase (representing about a 1.0 percent gain) was the largest since 2008, MBA reported. As of the end of the third quarter, total commercial and multifamily debt outstanding was $2.47 trillion. Just on the multifamily side, outstanding debt increased $10.8 billion (1.2 percent) to $887 billion.
Read More »Freddie Mac’s Mortgage Portfolio Shrinks at Fastest Rate This Year
Freddie Mac's mortgage book of business declined at an annualized rate of 6.4 percent in October, marking the fourth consecutive month of declines.
Read More »BofA, Freddie Mac Come to $404M Agreement on Legacy Loans
Bank of America and Freddie Mac jointly announced Monday an agreement resolving all remaining rep and warranties claims on loans BofA sold to the GSE through the end of 2009.
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