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.

To promote the fungibility of the uniform MBS, Fannie and Freddie will more closely align how they evaluate their seller/servicers.

GSEs extend moratorium on foreclosures and evictions until Aug. 31.

Instead of larger, multi-issuer uniform MBS pools, FHFA wants seller/servicers to closely monitor the prepayment speeds of their broker/correspondent channels to ensure closer alignment of Fannie/Freddie pools.

Independent mortgage bankers heaved a sigh of relief after the Federal Housing Finance Agency said it will re-propose the minimum financial eligibility requirements for single-family seller/servicers.

Industry stakeholders believe this is a sign the GSEs are on track to undergo their long-expected public offerings.

Eight Democratic senators have called upon the FHFA and the CFPB to do more than just share information to protect borrowers during the corona-virus crisis.

Most of the concerns about the new regulation hinge on how much profit the GSEs can make under the bumped-up capital levels. Most industry observers appear to be on the side of “not enough.”

The platform is used to estimate the future performance of the loans owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The final rule sets the goal for prospective mortgage purchases at 20% of each FHLBank’s Acquired Member Assets program.