Critics say the amendments correct some of the flaws in the rule finalized last December, but it’s still far too conservative when compared to historic losses at the GSEs.

An OIG report finds the GSEs’ expected cost from pandemic-related forbearances has climbed about 30% in the past year.

The fee, passed a decade ago to help pay for a temporary payroll tax cut, expired Oct. 1. Democrats resurrected it for another decade to help pay for infrastructure priorities.

Roughly half of appraisers who work in both white and minority neighborhoods appear to systematically undervalue homes in predominately minority census tracts.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s proposed amendments to the capital rule bring the mortgage giant back to the CRT table.

Dan Coates, senior advisor to Acting Director Sandra Thompson, will take over as head of the Division of Research and Statistics.

The Fed’s stimulus spending, which began in March 2020, is set to end by mid-summer.

Fewer refinancings mean Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s amortization incomes from prepayments are in decline. (Includes data chart.)

Market forces and regulatory issues outside the control of Fannie and Freddie may make it difficult for them to achieve the proposed affordable housing benchmarks.

UMMC argues that the GSEs’ three-year duty-to-serve plans are wholly inadequate to address the current affordable housing crisis.