The move will increase the size of eligible loans and the number of units allowed, but stiffer qualification requirements may alienate smaller landlords.

Large lenders increased their share in the conventional mortgage market even as their GSE volume fell. (Includes two data tables.)

The GSEs have yet to change their guidelines related to borrowers’ holdings of cryptocurrency.

Fannie recently overhauled its quality control requirements, while Freddie made minor changes to underwriting rules.

The new Uniform Appraisal Dataset dramatically improves the ability of appraisers to communicate details about a property’s location and views, along with how they impact its valuation.

In today’s gig economy, sometimes the hardest job for a lender is figuring out how to calculate a borrower’s income.

FHFA greenlights the use of actual cash value insurance to cover the roofs of condos; all other elements of the project will still require replacement value policies, though.

Three of the top-five GSE issuers posted declines in volume last month. Meanwhile, Fannie’s share of total residential MBS issuance fell to a decade-plus low of 24.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025. (Includes two data tables.)

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac assured lenders that mortgages will not become ineligible for delivery solely because of the shutdown, temporarily relaxing employment verification and available reserve requirements for impacted borrowers.

The income assessment portion of Fannie’s Selling Guide has been significantly restructured, moving and rephrasing many sections, changing some policies and introducing new ones.