In an effort to reduce closing costs for low-income and first-time homebuyers, Freddie will now allow lenders to replace title insurance with attorney opinion letters in all but one state.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac take a step toward addressing the racial and ethnic gap in intergenerational wealth.

A new rule from FHFA has enshrined fair lending requirements of the GSEs, including the treatment of their equitable housing finance plans.

A proposal from Freddie Mac to acquire second liens prompted immediate reactions. The GSE rebuts claims that its plan represents “mission creep” or that it would interfere with the existing securitization market for closed-end seconds.

Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee confronted FHFA Director Sandra Thompson about title insurance waivers and DPA “slush funds” at the GSEs.

Fannie and Freddie find a way to deal with the NAR settlement without changing the rules.

Lenders say any information sharing should respect the confidentiality of nonbanks and their customers.

Climate change has people on the move, but they seem to be immigrating to exactly the wrong places.

The GAO’s fact-filled, even-handed review of the FHLBanks’ role in last spring’s regional banking crisis has been used to justify arguments by both critics and supporters of the banks.

The rating service focuses on the government’s implicit guarantee and the critical role the GSEs play in housing finance and the financial sector more generally. Fannie and Freddie also have healthy earnings.