Of the lenders analyzed by hedge advisory firm MCT, 25% will be directly impacted by the $1.5 billion cap on the amount of loans Freddie and Fannie can purchase from each seller over any four-quarter period.

The co-inventor of the MBS says Fannie and Freddie should be regulated as utilities to improve their affordable housing and racial equity activities. He recommends Treasury use its equity to fund joint venture.

A change in plans for Caliber’s MSR sales? Looks that way but bidders will get another shot. Meanwhile, servicing values are firming up.

The surge in new business at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wasn’t accompanied by a comparable increase in profits for the two.

Treasury yields continue to rise. Will mortgage rates follow? Meanwhile, Fannie and Freddie lament the competition for top talent.

Is the business of servicing residential loans in need of a mortgage technology shake-up? Should Black Knight and Fiserv be worried? Meet Valon.

Industry insiders speculate on how the Biden administration might alter the recently amended preferred stock purchase agreement.

Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are putting pressure on FHFA to answer whether the GSEs’ NPL sales impact homeowners’ access to foreclosure and forbearance protections under the CARES Act.

Lenders are likely to see tougher regulatory enforcement in the coming years, along with increased support for affordable housing.

Fannie and Freddie will no longer purchase loans that go into forbearance before delivery. They have, however, begun charging a 50-bps adverse market fee for essentially all refis.