Attorneys for a group of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders seeking to overturn the net worth sweep will take another swing at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

With the Fed and banks no longer supporting the MBS market, liquidity depends on small investors and nonbank financial institutions.

The state of Florida is setting up a reinsurance fund to stabilize a property insurance system plagued with disaster-related insolvencies and years of underwriting losses.

The new benchmarks for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reflect higher interest rates and the anticipated decline in the number of affordable units in the multifamily market.

The Mortgage Bankers Association argues that higher income thresholds would allow more minority borrowers access to low-downpayment mortgages like HomeReady and Home Possible.

The expanded definition will broaden the pool of parties that can provide funds or equity as part of a Freddie-backed mortgage transaction.

The mortgage giant will leverage consumer-permission bank-statement data to underwrite loans for borrowers with no FICO score.

There are new faces in the C suite at Fannie Mae and U.S. Mortgage Insurers. And some Freddie Mac veterans got promotions this week.

If the nation goes into recession, paper losses on Treasuries and MBS may deprive small community banks from accessing critical FHLBank advances.

Mortgage brokers argue homeowners shouldn't have to pay fees to fund governmental policy initiatives.