The Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are questioning the logic behind a recent federal court ruling that appears to give investors in the government-sponsored enterprises’ stock a glimmer of hope in their legal battles with the federal government.

Thanks to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, multifamily securitizations surged 44.7 percent…

If the CFPB issues a rule on disparate impact, there could be far-reaching implications, said Andrea Mitchell, a partner at Buckley Sandler…

Freddie CEO Don Layton: Some 90 percent of the credit risk on multifamily mortgages is being transferred…

Loans from California account for the largest chunk of receivables at 18.3 percent...

But putting the negativity aside for a minute, there are a couple of bright spots in the industry: Servicing valuations and non-QM lending...

Nonbanks continued to gain ground in the GSE servicing market during the third quarter of 2018 as a number of mid-size firms posted big gains in their portfolios. [Includes two data charts.]

The leadership of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is in transition. Fannie last week named Hugh Frater as interim CEO following the departure of Tim Mayopoulos.

During a discussion with Inside The GSEs, Freddie Mac CEO Donald Layton said the credit-risk transfer program is one of the company’s greatest accomplishments.

The Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency issued another report criticizing the regulator’s oversight of the GSEs and the Federal Home Loan Banks.