Time is of the essence if FHFA Director Mark Calabria wants Fannie and Freddie irrevocably out of conservatorship before a possible change in administrations in November.
The MBA argues that FHLB advances would offer REITs a cheap alternative to repo financing. One way to offset the added risk posed by REITs would be to increase the haircuts on their collateral requirements.
The steep fees to sell forbearance loans to the GSEs have led to tighter underwriting standards, which disproportionately impact borrowers of color, House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters said.
According to Monday’s decision, the president can fire FHFA Director Mark Calabria at will – whether it’s the current president, or a potentially Joe Biden...
In her letter, Rep. Waters acknowledges the need to manage the risk associated with forbearance loans, bu recommends an alternative to the steep LLPAs leveled by FHA and FHFA. Instead, the congresswoman says those costs should be spread across the agencies’ broader single-family portfolios, resulting in “near-negligible costs on any individual loan.”
Nonbank lenders and mortgage real estate investment trusts stand to gain from expanding the eligibility requirement for FHLBank membership, according to industry comment letters.
In its annual report to Congress, the FHFA recommended legislation that will allow it “to examine the records, operations and facilities” of all Fannie/Freddie servicers.