New guidelines for GSE condo and co-op lending requirements should be subject to public comment, trade groups argue.

The FHFA either did not conduct, or could not document having conducted, 61% of its required parking permit inventory checks between 2019 and 2022.

GSE officials recently outlined the timeline for implementing the new credit score models and some of the challenges that implementation poses for mortgage industry stakeholders.

FHFA recently changed the upfront fees charged by Fannie and Freddie, in part to help meet the highly conservative capital requirements imposed on them by former Director Mark Calabria. Now, critics of the fees have joined critics of the conservatorship.

As the Biden administration focuses on ending discrimination in appraisals, trade groups and industry advocates call for standards on reconsiderations of value.

Implementation of the new AMI limits took place this week in Loan Product Advisor and will take place next week in Desktop Underwriter.

The GSEs say the spike in repurchase requests simply reflects the historic volume in 2020 and 2021. Lenders argue there should be something short of a repurchase request for performing loans with minor defects.

FHFA Director Sandra Thompson noted that the GSEs have yet to seek approval for new products under a new FHFA initiative.

FHFA’s proposed revisions to the enterprise regulatory capital framework prompted feedback from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The GSEs support various aspects of the proposal while seeking some changes.

The rescinded fee would have added $1,250 in cost to the purchase of a $300,000 home. Or, borrowers could have elected to pay an extra $24.75 per month on their mortgage.