The FHFA’s inspector general found that the regulator’s supervision of the GSEs is based on policy statements not standards prescribed by Congress.

FHFA’s decision to repropose certain provisions in the capital framework of the GSEs lures Fannie back to the CRT fold.

Thompson puts her stamp on the agency, even while rumors suggest the Biden administration could replace her with a permanent director.

The mortgage industry’s warnings that the restrictions placed on the GSEs would tighten credit availability for less qualified borrowers were not lost on the Biden administration.

The changes would reduce Fannie’s and Freddie’s capital requirements and increase incentives to issue CRT transactions.

Homeowners in manufactured housing communities will no longer have to relocate their house before selling it. Also, the seller will have the right to sublease the pad site to the new owner.

The agency will allow the GSEs to boost LIHTC investment by $350 million each and expand the sale of REO properties to owner-occupants and nonprofits.

Hedge funds and REITs are buying up the nation’s manufactured home communities, often with support from Fannie and Freddie. But most resident-owned communities can't meet the GSEs' LTV requirements.

A new advisory bulletin describes when assets should be categorized as “substandard,” “doubtful,” or “loss.”

New area-based subgoals for minority and low-income census tracts are aimed at reducing the likelihood that GSE loan purchases inadvertently promote gentrification.