Fitch has avoided rating home equity investment securitizations as well as deals stocked with loans underwritten with less-than-full documentation.

David Brickman, the CEO of Freddie Mac from 2019 to 2021, argued that 16 years of conservatorship have increased inefficiencies at the GSEs.

Home prices increased by 0.2% on a monthly basis in January, according to FHFA.

Not to be forgotten, Canada holds $156.0 billion of agency product.

Freddie President Michael Hutchins will step in as interim CEO.

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.

Some SWFs in other countries have extensive ownership interests in major corporations and sweep much of their profits into state coffers.

Lawrence Yun, chief economist at NAR, said “the momentum for home sales is flashing encouraging signs.”

Residential mortgage repurchases by banks increased by 25.9% during the fourth quarter.

“In the near term, we expect mortgage rates to remain in a fairly narrow range, between 6.5 and 7%, which should support the spring housing market,” said Mike Fratantoni, a senior vice president and chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association.