During a recent congressional hearing, FHFA Director Sandra Thompson said the agency will conduct a 90-year lookback as well as a forward-looking analysis of the FHLBank system.

At the first of three planned listening sessions, FHFA heard that for-profit investors increasingly use litigation to pressure nonprofit affordable housing developers to sell LIHTC-funded properties at minimal prices.

A new research paper co-authored by officials at the Federal Reserve argues that the public/private nature of the FHLBs has allowed them to engage in activities not expressly foreseen by Congress.

Over the past two years, Fannie estimates its single-family green MBS program has saved over 45 billion BTUs of energy.

Thirty-nine states have programs that provide victims of domestic violence or sexual abuse with substitute mailing addresses to help hide their physical location.

The mortgage selling policy proposals now submitted by the GSEs gives FHFA adequate insight into their credit risk, an OIG report found.

Fannie and Freddie have published translations of the supplemental consumer information forms into five languages.

The share of high-balance loans and mortgages on second homes sold to the GSEs fell significantly in April, when Fannie and Freddie raised loan-level price adjustments for these loans. (Includes three data charts.)

The Fannie/Freddie regulator indicated it will review the impact of the ERCF on the UMBS market, but for now won’t delay implementation of the new fee.

Loan Product Advisor, Freddie’s automated underwriting system, will soon be able to identify rent payments from the bank accounts of homebuyers who opt-in to the program.