Joshua Rosner, managing director of Graham Fisher & Co., states: “This sounds like the early stages of a utility model..."

The DTA hit Fannie took and the resulting net loss was fully expected and likely won’t cause an uproar on Capitol Hill. However, one lobbyist quipped: "Ah, the first taxpayer bailout of a large financial institution since the Great Recession."

As National Association of Realtors Vice President Joe Ventrone put it: “It’s an unintended consequence of the tax bill rather than falling into the bailout narrative.”

Under this arrangement, the FHLBanks would be “jointly and severally liable” for the obligations of any single-family guarantor formed under the new system…

Borrowing from the FHLB advance window would save REITs a ton of money…

The GSE-eligible loans have an average unpaid principal balance of $549,259 while the non-agency mortgages have a UPB of $703,898…

The average credit score on loans in expanded-credit MBS issued in 2016 and 2017 was 704.9, according to a new analysis by Inside Nonconforming Markets.

The Treasury Department's goal is to right-size federal housing programs...

The Center for Responsible Lending and other groups said the Corker draft threatens access, affordability and market stability…

The correspondent share of the FHA market rose to 48.6 percent last year…