Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will now need Federal Housing Finance Agency approval—and possibly public comment—before offering new products, in order to ensure safety and soundness standards.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Developing the Nation’s Colonia Regions
The House Financial Services Committee will host a hybrid hearing focused on poverty in the nation’s colonias, discussing their housing and community development needs and challenges in these communities.
Read More »Fannie & Freddie to Use New Credit Scoring Models
The Federal Housing Finance Agency approved the use of FICO 4T and VantageScore 4.0 to score applicants for government-sponsored loans. Click through to find out more about these new scoring models.
Read More »FHFA Identifies Seven Challenges for 2023
“OIG’s risk-based work will remain grounded in these areas, and our audits, evaluations, and other projects will continue to identify findings and make appropriate recommendations to FHFA to strengthen its work,” said Brian M. Tomney, Inspector General for the FHFA.
Read More »The Week Ahead: FHFA Takes Center Stage at House Committee Meeting
Testifying on Capitol Hill, FHFA Director Sandra L. Thompson will be discussing the impact of the Agency on the progress of equitable housing for all nationwide.
Read More »GSEs Affirm Commitment to Equitable Housing Access Nationwide
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's (the GSEs) Equitable Housing Finance Plans for 2022-2024. These plans were designed to complement the ...
Read More »FHFA Publishes New Final Rule
As of June 1, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has published a final rule that supplements the Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework (ERCF) by requiring Fannie Mae and ...
Read More »Sandra Thompson Officially Named Head of FHFA
U.S. Senate confirms Thompson to formally lead supervision, regulation, and oversight of the GSEs and the Federal Home Loan Bank System.
Read More »GSEs Commit to Assisting Borrowers in Their Native Language
New mandate allows for data collected by the GSEs to be used by lenders to facilitate communications with borrowers in their preferred language.
Read More »New Biden Plan Seeks to Eliminate Bias in Home Lending and Appraisals
The Biden Administration has established the PAVE Task Force to tackle racial bias in the home lending and appraisal process.
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