AXIS Insurance became the second entity to settle in a Freddie lawsuit alleging that some D&O insurance providers refused to properly reimburse the GSE for legal expenses incurred during the 2008 crisis.

Freddie will begin accepting Meridian-brokered multifamily loans Jan. 1. However, the company will be subject to stricter due diligence.

FHFA created a new home price index based on GSE mortgages for manufactured homes.

Both Fannie and Freddie continue to sell off NPLs and RPLs, in keeping with directives from FHFA to reduce the size of their portfolios.

The GSEs should be liquidated through receivership, according to a new proposal from Norbert Michel, the director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives.

Affordable housing funding by the Federal Home Loan Banks spiked in 2023, according to a new report from the FHFA.

Outsourcing mortgage fulfillment services could be a cost-effective way for originators to increase volume without significantly adding staff.

Six of the top 10 significant defects in loans acquired by Fannie Mae in the first quarter of this year weren’t on the list in the last quarter of 2023. Income calculation, though remained at the top of the list.

A court recently ruled that the fall in Rocket’s stock price following the release of first-quarter 2021 earnings was driven by substantive disclosures rather than public statements by the company’s CEO.

Generative artificial intelligence tools can be used to help mortgage lenders develop relationships with clients and investors, according to industry stakeholders.