“Look, it’s March of an election year. And it’s not like he was going to get a lot done," said one observer regarding Stegman's departure.

Merge Fannie and Freddie into one? Crazier things have been suggested...

The average loan amount on GSE condo mortgages in 2015 was $214,431.

One commenter said the GSEs should be required to purchase chattel loans that are “prudently underwritten with appropriate consumer protections.”

What does a depository do if it has a mortgage with a TRID error?

Once again, the concept of "principal reductions" on Fannie, Freddie loans rears its ugly head.

SFIG noted that the proposal won’t supplant the group’s efforts to pursue a resolution from the CFPB to uncertainty related to TRID exceptions.

The improved R&W framework has been a big plus for GSE sellers...

Former Fannie CFO Howard said this leaves the government-controlled mortgage giant to pay about $7 billion over the next 10 years in premiums and hedging costs.

With rates rising of late, MSR pricing should firm up...