Critics say that the high level of the GSEs’ profits is the result of pricing based on inflated loss-risk assumptions.

The OIG said budget cuts and FHFA’s refusal to cooperate obstructed its investigations into the GSEs’ multifamily operations.

Major credit reporting bureaus insist that the tri-merge scoring process is better than a bi-merge. They said the impact on revenues from moving away from the tri-merge for GSE mortgages would be limited.

The executive order is limited in scope compared with the large list of requests from industry participants.

There’s the LLPA reduction for VS4, lower prices compared with FICO and a more expansive population of scored consumers.

The president is getting more assertive in using the GSEs to achieve political and policy objectives, according to Jaret Seiberg, an analyst at TD Cowen Washington Research Group.

GSE shareholders are moving closer to an $812 million payout after the DC Circuit Court declined to rehear Fairholme Funds v. FHFA.

Freddie Mac’s Sonu Mittal and Fannie Mae’s Jake Williamson detailed the GSEs’ challenges and successes in a deeply troubled mortgage market.

Balance-sheet normalization at the Fed leads to spread widening, but with a significant lag and focused on premium coupons.

Fannie/Freddie executives say UAD 3.6 extensions were offered in response to industry feedback, with just 10% of current flow using the new data standards.