According to FHFA’s inspector general, the Division of Enterprise Regulation has been steadily working with Freddie Mac to remedy deficiencies in the enterprise’s risk management.

The new metrics are designed to encourage servicers to manage risk through better tracking and to achieve higher performance.

To speed up and improve the efficiency of servicing, Freddie announced enhancements to STOS, PAID and VPC.

Fannie and Freddie announce a flurry of RPL and NPL sales, plus one CRT redemption.

After achieving profitability in the third quarter, loanDepot returned to the red in the fourth quarter. And the CEO brought on to turn the nonbank’s fortunes around three years ago is departing, with company founder Anthony Hsieh taking a larger role.

For the full year, though, total bank repurchases declined to $1.02 billion, down 23.8% from 2023. (Includes data table.)

House Republicans are considering ways to relax certain state and local requirements to encourage the construction of more homes at a lower cost.

Faced with an average 14% increase in insurance premiums last year, homeowners are electing higher deductibles and switching providers to ease their financial burdens, while others are weighing moving.

For many years, when households couldn’t afford to pay all their bills, they prioritized their auto loan payments. But as home prices have soared, mortgage payments have taken precedence.

Santander Bank was the largest issuer of vehicle ABS in 2024. The bank’s non-agency MBS effort has the ability to commit $2.5 billion in capital.