According to former Fannie Mae CFO Tim Howard, the re-proposed capital requirements are almost 40 times the average of that indicated by stress tests conducted on the GSEs last year.

The move suggests the GSEs’ public offerings — estimated by some to be worth as much as $200 billion — may take place in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

If the FHFA’s assessment is correct, mortgage servicers can withstand a substantially deeper economic downturn than originally thought.

In two separate cases filed by GSE shareholders against the government, the Court of Federal Claims meted out different results.

Under the FHFA’s latest guidance, borrowers will be eligible for Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-backed financing after their COVID-19-related forbearance period ends.

Mortgage servicers’ liquidity issues could ease if non-agency lending is acceptable collateral under the TALF programs, according to Urban Institute’s Jim Parrott.

Pushing back on the criticism, FHFA Director Mark Calabria said servicers appear able to withstand a substantially deeper economic downturn.

The new policy applies to borrowers who can afford to resume making their regular monthly mortgage payments, but are unable to cover the remittances they missed during forbearance...

A 91% drop in GSE earnings during 1Q has raised concerns about their second-quarter performance and exit from conservatorship.

In addition, Fannie and Freddie have helped reduce face-to-face interactions during the closing process by expanding the use of powers of attorney and remote online notarizations.