Expect eligibility standards for mortgage insurance firms that rely on the GSEs later this year, according to MI executives’ reading of the long-awaited strategic plan released this week by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Although the plan didn’t say much about MI eligibility, it does carry the veiled promise that pending standards, including risk-to-capital rules – are forthcoming. “FHFA hasn’t dropped the ball on the issue,” said one MI consultant who has met with the agency over the topic. “They now know that the [GSE reform bill] is dead and they want to make sure they get it right.”