The GSEs were already quietly adding MBS to their portfolios before Trump directed them to purchase $200 billion more. Investors may now be paying a price for that intervention.

The same braggadocio that drove GSE stocks higher early in the Trump administration now seems to be holding prices down.

The president wants to address housing affordability but also wants home prices to remain high because it has made a lot of people wealthy.

Some critics argue that forcing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to intervene in the mortgage-backed securities market may indicate their recapitalization and release from conservatorship is now on hold.

Testimony from both liberal and conservative housing industry observers questioned the Trump administration’s policy regarding the future of Fannie and Freddie.

Rather than detailing new policies to address housing affordability, President Trump highlighted two recent announcements. He also warned that he could “crush” the housing market.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in the case involving whether President Trump can fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Many of the justices appeared to oppose Trump’s effort.

The executive order would prevent federal agencies and the government-sponsored enterprises from facilitating the acquisition of a single-family home by a large institutional investor.

Rating services caution that President Trump’s proposed one-year credit card rate cap would negatively impact card issuers and ABS issuance.

President Trump’s announcement that the GSEs will buy $200 billion of agency MBS prompted mortgage spreads to tighten by about 20 basis points and some lenders to offer mortgages below 6.00%.