Former Freddie CEO Sees Benefits in Ending GSE Conservatorship March 25, 2025 Dennis Hollier David Brickman, the CEO of Freddie Mac from 2019 to 2021, argued that 16 years of conservatorship have increased inefficiencies at the GSEs.Read More
Short Takes: Home Price Appreciation Slows / Expanded-Credit MBS Issuance / BSI Subservicing HELOCs / CoreLogic Now Cotality March 25, 2025 Brandon Ivey Home prices increased by 0.2% on a monthly basis in January, according to FHFA.Read More
Short Takes: MSR Sales, Anyone? / An MSR First / A Due Date for the SWF / The Architects / More Board Shuffles March 24, 2025 Paul Muolo and Dennis Hollier Rithm on Monday closed an $878 million debt sale, this one collateralized solely by MSRs.Read More
FHFA Removes Reid as Freddie’s CEO March 21, 2025 Dennis Hollier Freddie President Michael Hutchins will step in as interim CEO.Read More
Ginnie Loans Push Servicing Volume Up in 2024 March 21, 2025 Brandon Ivey The volume of single-family mortgage servicing tied to Ginnie Mae rose 7.3% on an annual basis to $2.541 trillion as of the end of 2024.Read More
Bessent Considers Including GSEs in a U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund March 21, 2025 Dennis Hollier Some SWFs in other countries have extensive ownership interests in major corporations and sweep much of their profits into state coffers.Read More
Delinquencies Tied to Los Angeles Wildfires Rising March 21, 2025 Brandon Ivey Mortgage delinquencies in LA tied to wildfires increased from 700 at the end of January to 4,100 at the end of February.Read More
Short Takes: Mixed Trends in Home Sales / Chief Housing Economist at White House / CEO of AGNC Takes on CIO Duties / Capital Raise for HEI Token Effort March 21, 2025 Brandon Ivey Lawrence Yun, chief economist at NAR, said “the momentum for home sales is flashing encouraging signs.”Read More
FHA Rescinds Biden-Era Appraisal Bias Policies March 20, 2025 Brandon Ivey The policies established during the Biden administration aimed at addressing bias in appraisal practices.Read More
Bank Mortgage Repurchases Increase in Fourth Quarter March 20, 2025 Namrata Bhatia Residential mortgage repurchases by banks increased by 25.9% during the fourth quarter.Read More
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