The lifting of the sanctions comes amid a recent report by Bloomberg that New Day Chairman Emeritus Joe Murin might be a candidate to be the next permanent president of the government guarantor.

Some $57.16 billion of residential mortgages with a business or commercial purpose were originated during the review period, accounting for 3.7% of total originations.

One industry lobbyist, requesting anonymity, noted that when it comes to a possible recapitalization-and-release plan for Fannie and Freddie, “Everything flows from the capital rule. This shows us the [recap and release] process will not go quickly.”

PiperJaffray said management expects to sell assets “to increase cash to prepare for” a 2021 unsecured debt maturity event. The research firm rates the nonbank’s stock as “underweight.”

One Fannie/Freddie historian reminded us recently that there used to be a conforming loan limit for GSE multifamily loans. The big question: Why did it disappear?...

In terms of new HELOC commitments for the second quarter, Bank of America led the pack with $2.77 billion, followed by Wells Fargo ($1.91 billion) and Citizens Bank ($1.50 billion).

CDFI loans reduce the amount of risk Angelo Gordon is required to retain from the MBS.

FHFA modifies multifamily caps to help keep Fannie and Freddie from crowding out private investment.

Regulator increases the GSEs' multifamily caps while, at the same time, removing exclusions for green loans.

Some $199.3 billion of home-equity loans were produced in 2018, most of which were HELOCs.