Extending rep-and-warrant relief to loans that successfully exit COVID-19 forbearance could further reduce the already small volume of buyback requests.

FHFA will direct the enterprises to treat loans with COVID-19 forbearance like those impacted by a natural disaster. Fannie and Freddie will also do a better job explaining buyback requirements.

There is still no firm release date on FHFA’s once-in-a-hundred-year review of the Federal Home Loan Bank system. The report was supposed to come out by the end of September.

NPL sales by the GSEs declined by 66% on an annual basis in 2022.

What are nonbanks getting for their servicing rights in the secondary market and how much of a right does Fannie Mae have to that information? Hard to say, but some factions of the industry are bristling at inquiries from the GSE.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next week in a case that could decide the fate of the CFPB; CFPB tracking lending trends from 2022 HMDA data; FHFA looks to expand activity involving mortgages with shared-equity features.

Housing finance officials don’t have the tools to quantify climate risk or prepare for it, according to FHA Chief of Staff Nathan Schultz.

FHFA has delayed a switch to a bi-merge credit score process at the GSEs. Industry participants are still waiting for data that is needed to help with the transition to new scoring models.

Lenders are using numerous tactics to originate mortgages for first-time buyers. There are also calls for FHA to drop its downpayment requirements.

FHFA is showing that it’s willing to listen to industry feedback as the regulator works to transition the GSEs to new credit scoring processes. This week the agency delayed one aspect of the transition and noted plans to conduct listening sessions.