The trade group reiterated that Fannie and Freddie should not be permitted to exit conservatorship until further systematic, wholesale and long-term reforms are made permanent.
Industry stakeholders said FHFA should find tremendous value in the CRT program as it reduces systemic risk by distributing risk across many investors and transactions.
Wells Fargo and Chase together accounted for more than half of all borrowers exiting forbearance in July, Wells Fargo Securities found in its deep dive into new, loan-level data on Fannie Mae’s Connecticut Avenue Securities.
An economist finds that, when community banks gain access to FHLB advances, competition in local markets increases significantly, with mortgage rates in the market falling by an average of 8 bps.
Freddie told homeowners that, in addition to the traditional disaster relief options provided by the GSEs, they may be eligible for relief through COVID-related forbearance programs.
The council said any distress that affects the secondary mortgage market activities of the GSEs “could pose a risk to financial stability if those risks are not properly mitigated.”