The FHFA wants to increase the amount of cash Fannie and Freddie can invest in the low-income housing tax credit market to $850 million each from $500 million...

In a new report, the rating service notes the “extensive” MSRs of nonbanks “often make the quality of their capital much weaker than that of banks.”

Thrift takes over at Congressional Affairs after 15 years as a House staffer, including almost six years in Rep. Blumenauer’s office.

Fannie Mae said its mortgage servicers are authorized to offer payment forbearance for up to 90 days to those impacted by Hurricane Ida, even if they don’t hear from the homeowner — that is, if the servicer believes the homeowner was affected by the disaster.

Some servicing brokers have suggested to IMFnews the RFI, in some cases, has caused buyers of Ginnie servicing rights to reduce the value of their bids.

In a recent advisory bulletin, the regulator directed the FHLBs to limit the size of their exposure to CMBS issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and to ensure proper diversification of their portfolios.

The 10b5-1 plan was designed to comply with SEC rules and the lender's insider trading policies and guidelines.

GSE securitization of investment-property mortgages fell by 33% on a sequential basis in the second quarter, while overall single-family GSE activity was down only 5%.

New housing goals expected to improve equity in the GSEs' affordable housing programs.

Due to the similarities between the structures of the FHFA and the CFPB, some firms facing enforcement actions from the CFPB are hoping to have courts invalidate the actions.