Fannie Returns to the CRT Fold September 23, 2021 Dennis Hollier FHFA's proposal, last week, to improve the capital treatment of CRT has already reaped dividends.Read More
What Happens to FHFA's Contract With Houlihan? September 23, 2021 Paul Muolo If the Democrats' return to power spells the end of recap and release, does FHFA still need an advisor to explain how to do it?Read More
Short Takes: Fed Sheds No Light on Taper / Freddie Clarifies Policy on Group Homes / Rams Mortgage Capital Selling Ginnie EBO Mortgages September 23, 2021 Dennis Hollier
SFA Pushes for New Standards on Non-QMs September 22, 2021 Brandon Ivey SFA CEO Michael Bright says industry needs a standards-setting organization to build non-agency MBS market.Read More
Another Leadership Shuffle at FHFA September 22, 2021 Dennis Hollier Acting Director Sandra Thompson undoes some of the organizational changes initiated by former-Direct Mark Calabria.Read More
Short Takes: Senate Set to Confirm Chopra at CFPB / US Bank to Buy MUFG / Rocket Upsizes Debt Offering September 22, 2021 Dennis Hollier and Brandon Ivey
MBA Launches Initiative to Address Racial Homeownership Gap September 21, 2021 Brandon Ivey The MBA's new effort is named "Building Generational Wealth Through Homeownership."Read More
Short Takes: Housing Market Slowing / Mr. Cooper Selling Field Services Unit / Freddie Selling NPLs / CFPB Signals Support for Renters September 20, 2021 Brandon Ivey The housing market is showing signs of a slowdown, according to an outlook from Fannie Mae.Read More
HFSC Chair Waters Urges Biden to Pick Thompson for the FHFA Job September 17, 2021 Dennis Hollier But the influential HFSC chair — who has no Congressional vote on such a nomination — also noted the acting director’s experience as a prudential regulator...Read More
FHFA Proposal Could Revitalize GSE CRT Deals September 17, 2021 Brandon Ivey The alterations unveiled by the Federal Housing Finance Agency touch on the prescribed leverage buffer and the capital treatment of CRT transactions.Read More