FHFA, a member of the PAVE task force, provided the bulk of the appraisal data that the task force will use for oversight, enforcement and research.

In order to have a return on capital sufficient to attract private investors, the GSEs would have to charge g-fees of about 76 basis points, according to former Freddie CEO Don Layton.

Private insurers will assume the credit risk on up to $926 million in mortgage losses.

As is so often the case with efforts to improve institutional diversity, progress on inclusiveness at FHFA has been mixed.

Lenders had argued that any debt-to-income ratio calculated early in the mortgage process would be subject to change and possible redisclosure requirements.

The FHFA director tells NAR members she’s focused on data-driven, fact-based policy-making.

The former FHFA director claims that Wall Street critics worried his policies would cut into their profits.

Nonbanks and REITs make a bid for FHLBank membership. Community banks and credit unions say that would be a mistake. Is there a middle ground?

Updates to the guide go into effect in June and July.

The heightened PMIERS capital requirements set by the GSEs when Genworth let its mortgage insurance subsidiary go public have now been satisfied.