Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to be significant players in the multifamily mortgage market, but some industry observers question whether the mortgage giants are doing too much in this arena and how they’re going about getting business.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a few days are expected to report second-quarter results that likely will top earnings of the prior period when they posted a combined net profit of $6.5 billion, according to an analysis by Inside MBS & ABS.

As GSE investor James Fenkner put it: “Yes, the U.S. Treasury will be cashing in again nicely next week.”

As for what might be in the Hensarling bill, the conservative from the Lone Star state wasn’t offering…

According to the newspaper, Watt – a former Democratic Congressman from North Carolina – is under investigation for alleged sexual harassment of an employee.

An estimated $445.0 billion of first-lien home loans were originated during the second quarter, an 18.7 percent sequential gain…

IMA is working on two flow deals that could net the buyer upwards of $100 million a month in new product...

Fannie Mae recently announced plans to simplify its private mortgage insurance cancellation policy. In a letter that went out to lenders last week, the government-sponsored enterprise updated the different methods for verifying current property values.

Should Fannie/Freddie profits be put in a government lockbox?

Among those weighing in on GSE capital: Michael Stegman, senior fellow at the Milken Institute, and former FHFA Acting Director Ed DeMarco...