REITs covet entry into the system because FHLB members are allowed to borrow via low cost advances...

Some players in the market hoped that once the QM patch expired a significant amount of originations would shift from the GSEs to the non-agency market. But those hopes are fading...

The FHFA in September increased the cap on Fannie’s and Freddie’s multifamily lending to $100 billion each through the end of 2020, with at least 37.5% of their business earmarked for affordable housing.

Wade is no stranger to the Department of Housing and Urban Development...

A top Justice Department official said the memorandum of understanding gives depository institutions the confidence they need to participate in the FHA program…

Bloomberg’s GSE bombshell was just one of several potentially controversial proposals to revamp the nation’s financial system.

Fitch believes DTI ratios ensure that borrowers will be able to repay their loans.

This is “great news” for banks interested in issuing MBS and ABS, according to attorneys at Mayer Brown…

Some industry trade groups have an uneasy feeling about the proposal...