FHFA Diversifies Its Growing Staff March 31, 2023 Dennis Hollier As is so often the case with efforts to improve institutional diversity, progress on inclusiveness at FHFA has been mixed.Read More
FHFA Delays DTI Ratio Fee Amid Industry Opposition March 17, 2023 Dennis Hollier Lenders had argued that any debt-to-income ratio calculated early in the mortgage process would be subject to change and possible redisclosure requirements.Read More
Thompson Defends FHFA Policies on GSEs March 17, 2023 Dennis Hollier The FHFA director tells NAR members she’s focused on data-driven, fact-based policy-making.Read More
Mark Calabria Settles Old Scores in New Book March 17, 2023 Dennis Hollier The former FHFA director claims that Wall Street critics worried his policies would cut into their profits.Read More
FHFA Winding Down Its Review of FHLBank System March 17, 2023 Dennis Hollier 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?Read More
Freddie Announces Changes to Its Selling Guide March 17, 2023 Dennis Hollier Updates to the guide go into effect in June and July.Read More
Enact Back in Fannie’s and Freddie’s Good Graces March 17, 2023 Dennis Hollier The heightened PMIERS capital requirements set by the GSEs when Genworth let its mortgage insurance subsidiary go public have now been satisfied.Read More
CRT Pricing Improves Slightly for Freddie March 17, 2023 Dennis Hollier STACRs see the return of the B-1 class for the first time since June.Read More
Former PricewaterhouseCoopers Exec Joins Fannie Board March 17, 2023 Dennis Hollier Michael Seelig will serve on the board’s audit committee.Read More
FHFA Proposes Revisions to GSE Capital Rule March 3, 2023 Dennis Hollier The GSEs’ regulator has backtracked on its controversial rules for commingled securities.Read More