Four and a half years after the OIG recommended that FHFA notify GSE directors of supervisory concerns, the agency continues to notify Fannie and Freddie management instead.

While appraisal actions sharply increased from 2019 to 2020, the number of licensed appraisers remained unchanged.

The GSEs plan to increase loan purchases in all three DTS categories: manufactured housing, rural areas and affordable preservation.

The program has accounted for a cumulative savings of 827 million gallons in water consumed and 152 million kilo-BTUs in energy savings.

FHFA said the plan to have “living wills” is akin to what the Federal Reserve and the FDIC require for their bank charges.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he is “not going to do anything that jeopardizes taxpayers.” But his real concerns? How to adequately capitalize Fannie and Freddie first.

The GSEs have consistently exceeded their affordable housing goals. Is it time to raise them?

Section 4022, which covers forbearance under the CARES Act, does not include an explicit end date. According to the CSBS, this has led many to assume it ends on Dec. 31. The truth is less certain.

Going forward, mortgages will qualify for the QM safe harbor if the annual percentage rate on the loan doesn’t exceed the average prime offer rate by more than 150 bps.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested in a Senate hearing that Fannie and Freddie may not have enough capital to exit conservatorship before Trump leaves office.