Assessing the legacy of former FHFA Director Mark Calabria: Did he do more harm than good? All depends on your line of business.

The plans will focus on reducing the racial and ethnic homeownership gap and helping to mitigate underinvestment and undervaluation in previously redlined neighborhoods.

A risk-based capital regime could be in the works for Fannie and Freddie, though some GSE watchers suggest the whole exercise could be in flux. Meanwhile, Wells Fargo has a new servicing chief, Ann Thorn from Caliber Home Loans.

Despite protests that existing yield maintenance protects investors from prepayment risk on agency CMBS, FHFA directed the Federal Home Loan Banks to limit their exposure.

Increases in credit-related income, due to improving economic conditions, are offset by declining margins and fair value losses.

If mortgage lenders thought g-fees might decline this fall, they may be gravely disappointed. Meanwhile, the adverse market refi fee clearly boosted Freddie Mac’s 2Q21 results.

If Ginnie Mae hikes its capital requirement as proposed, it could reduce the number of issuer/servicers. But some nonbanks would benefit from reduced competition.

Fannie and Freddie raked in billions of dollars from the loan-level price adjustment before FHFA pulled the plug last week. Are more Calabria-era rules on the chopping block?

Fannie Mae called upon FEMA to provide improved disclosures while some industry stakeholders suggested expanding the areas subject to mandatory flood insurance.

The government wants its MBS servicers to have more cash on hand, just in case. But what about Fannie and Freddie?