Fannie projects that the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage will hold at 6.1% in the second quarter before declining to 6.0% in the third quarter and then remain at that level through the end of 2027.

Profits declined by 9% compared with the third quarter.

The recently announced goals supplant the three-year plan covering 2025 to 2027 that was adopted during the Biden administration.

Lender repurchases of GSE loans increased 19.8% from the second to the third quarter.

Former Freddie Mac CEO Don Layton said changes to the CRT program in recent years have led to the GSEs carrying more credit risk.

Fannie’s MBS holdings spiked to $54.65 billion as of the end of the month.

Fannie and Freddie issued separate updates aimed at identifying and preventing fraud in mortgage transactions.

For one-unit properties, the baseline conforming loan limit will be $832,750 in 2026.

Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be subject to $88.0 million caps on their multifamily funding volume in 2026.

“The president’s got a lot on his plate,” Bill Ackman, CEO and portfolio manager of Pershing Square Holdings, said of President Trump. “We’re approaching Thanksgiving, but it’s actually theoretically possible.”