Fannie and Freddie stock prices jumped (only briefly) on news the two entities will be able to buy loans worth close to $1 million in 2022.

Freddie Mac will implement a higher income threshold for its Refi Possible product for low-income borrowers beginning Jan. 31.

The unprecedented increase has FHFA leadership thinking about the relationship between the conforming loan limits and home price appreciation.

The former president claims he wanted to fire former FHFA Director Mel Watt and let Fannie and Freddie out of conservatorship.

Don Layton said critics don’t like credit-risk transfers because they make the GSEs stronger and more durable.

We pointed it out before, but the situation has not changed: Nonbanks that went public over the past 16 months are not doing well when it comes to share price. As for meaning: Such a performance does not bode well for other nonbanks contemplating life in the public realm.

The failure of Zillow’s algorithm to provide reliable forecasts of home price changes could mean the GSEs’ automated valuation models are also suspect. Really?

Fannie and Freddie could spend another 15 years in conservatorship before their retained earnings are sufficient under the existing capital rule.

The thirst for mortgage servicing rights continues, be it bulk or flow. Meanwhile, Zillow’s foray into fix-and-flip did not end well.

If capital and liquidity requirements for nonbank servicers are too stringent, firms could leave the business and borrowers’ costs for mortgages could increase.