Rather than leave its digs in downtown DC, as announced earlier this year, Fannie Mae opted to renew its lease, albeit with a much smaller footprint.

High interest rates may mean lower acquisition volumes for the GSEs, but they also mean slower prepayment speeds for the mortgages in the agencies’ guarantee books of business. (Includes data table.)

Senate Democrats note that FHLBank Boston CEO Timothy Barrett received $3.1 million in compensation last year while the bank contributed just $2 million to its affordable housing program.

FHFA’s recent decision to waive loan-level price adjustments for the low-income financing programs of the GSEs means that borrowers can sometimes get lower interest rates through HomeReady and Home Possible than they can using traditional GSE financing.

Housing finance aficionados may doubt Fannie and Freddie will ever exit conservatorship, but that doesn’t stop them from telling you what that exit would look like.

LPA will now confirm loan assumptions for eligible borrowers, simplifying the process for servicers that aren’t sellers.

Freddie’s head of third-party oversight and governance recently outlined the main counterparty risks faced by the mortgage giant.

A 2024 IT security audit found that FHFA still had several recommendations from prior audits remaining open.

The Federal Home Loan Banks as well as credit unions argue the FHLBanks’ mission was established by Congress, so only Congress can change it. Consumer advocates, meanwhile, are happy with the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s effort to redefine the mission.

Fourteen state attorneys general sent a letter to FHFA Director Sandra Thompson urging her to quash Fannie Mae’s title insurance waiver pilot program.