Not only is FHFA Director Mark Calabria homing in on a roadmap to end the conservatorship of Fannie and Freddie, he clearly believes the exit can take place before the two entities are fully capitalized.

The agency is looking for a financial advisor to help in its efforts to remove the government-sponsored enterprises from conservatorship.

Analyst Richard Bove thinks the new net worth sweep agreement is just a gimmick because the liquidation preference on Treasury’s preferred stock will offset any increase in the GSEs’ capital buffers.

Origination pipelines remain full and lenders, for the most part, are feeling optimistic about profits. Can it last? Probably, as long as rates remain low.

With the CFPB ceasing to defend its constitutionality, financial institutions are challenging the bureau’s enforcement actions.

Fannie and Freddie can keep more of what they earn thanks to a new Treasury/FHFA edict, but buying stock in the two companies remains a dicey proposition.

A Connecticut lender has accused a state regulator of forcing it out of business by adopting an aggressive interpretation of the LO licensing law.

A temporary waiver from appraisals for certain residential real estate transactions in North Dakota has come under fire from Democrats.

In addition to making a decision on how DTI ratios should factor into determining QM status, the CFPB is being asked to endorse an automated underwriting system for the same.

The FHFA is doing its best to make certain the expansionist tendencies of Fannie and Freddie are held in check. Also, a crackdown on g-fee “deals.”