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.

The Government Accountability Office said FHFA can’t accurately gauge the accuracy of the data it uses to monitor nonbanks and overlooks key risks associated with warehouse lending. FHFA agreed to address the issues.

AEI researchers said large institutional investors own about 1% of single-family homes vs. 11% for small-scale investors with low interest rate GSE-backed loans.

FOIA documents reveal that in 2022 Fannie and Freddie business assessments determined that a single-bureau credit report would be inferior to either a tri-merge or a bi-merge.

Newly coordinated standards at the GSEs make it easier for certain factory-built homes to receive site-built financing.

The trade group argues that a likely shift to a single-bureau credit pull may not actually lower rates and could add risk to the system.