Don't like the housing sales figures? Blame Trump and Bernie...

Within the next 30 days, the Federal Housing Finance Agency will put to rest its long-running deliberations over whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will allow principal reductions for certain distressed home mortgages. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that the agency has already made the decision to go ahead with the plan on a limited basis. But in remarks at a public forum in Washington, DC, this week, FHFA Director Mel Watt said the agency is still mulling it over. Watt said...

“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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.