Fannie Mae recently sold its three Northern Virginia buildings as part of its plan to consolidate the 1.5 million square feet it has in office space in Virginia into one central hub. The buildings were sold to MRP Realty and Artemis Real Estate Partners. But Fannie will continue to occupy the buildings until its new 8,500 square foot headquarters at Reston Gateway, also in Virginia, is completed in 2022.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency published its 2019 annual performance plan last week for overseeing the GSEs and Federal Home Loan Banks next year. The performance plan supports the FHFA’s long-range strategic plan, and includes goals, performance measures and targets, and strategies to accomplish those goals.
Fannie Mae Gets Interim CEO. Fannie Mae announced this week that it has appointed Hugh Frater as interim chief executive officer. Frater's appointment will be effective on Oct. 16, 2018, subject to final approval from the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
The credit characteristics of FHA loans pooled in Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities have gotten significantly riskier since the beginning of 2017, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of Ginnie MBS data.
With single-family originations expected to decline in the next few quarters, most mortgage firms are keeping a close eye on costs, hiring only if they need to.
California ranked as the top state for primary mortgage insurance business in the third quarter of 2018, but not by as big a margin as its high housing costs might suggest. [Includes one data chart.]
The creation of securitization structures to finance mortgage servicing rights was the most significant development for nonbank mortgage lenders in the aftermath of the financial crisis, according to Vandy Fartaj, CEO at PennyMac Financial Services.
The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization is launching an effort to standardize the loan-grading systems used by due diligence firms in the non-agency MBS market.
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