FHFA joined the rest of the Biden administration in a government-wide effort to keep renters in their homes, but some stakeholders say one-size-fits-all solutions won’t work.

Errors in the model Fannie uses to calculate income during a stress test led the enterprise to underestimate profits in both its 2021 and 2022 stress tests.

Chase Home Finance solidified its position as the largest GSE servicer in the second quarter while the servicing portfolio at second-ranked Wells Fargo continued to shrink.

The conservator of Fannie and Freddie argued that the testimonies of two former FHFA directors were irrelevant because they were not at the agency when the Treasury Department agreed to the net worth sweep.

Most of the drop-off in production hasn’t been because borrowers didn’t want to pay high interest rates, an analysis from FHFA showed. It’s because high interest rates have spiked DTI ratios, disqualifying borrowers for a mortgage.

Lenders are using Fannie’s IP Address Restrictions tool to limit their employees from accessing the GSE’s technology.

The inclusion of new-built homes with high energy efficiency ratings in Freddie’s green bond program significantly boosted the program’s impact.

Some 62% of mortgage fraud incidents involve the misrepresentation of income and employment, while 33% involve the understating of borrower liabilities, a Fannie survey showed.

The big winner was the Finovation team, which floated the idea of creating an industry cooperative similar to the Mortgage Electronic Registration System.

Fannie said the LIBOR transition for 25 legacy CMOs resulted in one version of SOFR for the CMO itself and another version of SOFR for the related derivatives. This could result in payment mismatches.