Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose more risk to the housing finance system today than they did a decade ago, according to some witnesses at a House Financial Services Committee hearing this week.

Industry consultant Tim Rood said the first rule for GSE reform should be: “Do no harm.”

Former Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Ed DeMarco told us the bill is a good starting point and includes language that both Democrats and Republicans can agree on...

The nation’s PMIs have made a significant dent in the first-timer market, insuring a greater volume of mortgages guaranteed by Fannie and Freddie…

Peters departed First Guaranty Mortgage Corp. earlier this year...

Finding a suitable candidate could prove difficult because of a $600,000 salary cap placed on the position by Congress back in 2015.

Mortgage lenders that rely on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for liquidity have a simple message for policymakers in Washington regarding what to do about the government-sponsored enterprises: Leave them alone. The two are working just fine.

One housing lobbyist dismissed the bill as misguided, adding: “This is like someone laying on their death bed after drinking and sinning and finally realizing they need to get baptized.”

August often sets the high-water mark for annual purchase-loan business for the agencies…

The letter – signed by trade groups both large and small – comes a day before the 10th anniversary of the federal takeover of Fannie and Freddie...