Eligibility requirements put in place by the GSEs in the wake of the 2021 collapse of a condo tower in Florida continue to hobble sales and burden condo associations with high insurance and maintenance costs.
The GSEs will now be able to invest a combined $4 billion a year in LIHTC affordable housing tax credits. At least half of that investment must be in difficult-to-serve LIHTC communities.
Fannie Mae posted an “illustrative” return on equity of 9.5% during its second-quarter earnings call last month. But that was based on the enterprise’s required capital rather than the capital actually on hand.
A new audit commissioned by FHFA’s OIG detailed weaknesses in the agency’s cybersecurity protocols. Most of the findings were previously identified in OIG audits, one of which dates back to 2020.
Fannie revises policy for loans subject to a temporary rate buydown plan; Former Fannie employees sue for defamation; Freddie creates new board position; GSE shareholders lose appeal in one of the last net worth sweep lawsuits.
Pulte suggests no end to conservatorship, but that doesn’t stop the debate about how an exit would work and what the government should do with its windfall.
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