Quicken is an active and major player in the Ginnie Mae EBO game as well...

A basic question is posed: If Fannie and Freddie are earning so much money, why do they need to impose the fee?

As Brown and Reed point out, unless Fannie and Freddie specifically require it, the parties purchasing these loans are under no obligation to provide forbearance to the borrowers.

The deadline for potential competitors to submit their proposals was Sept. 15. However, that was just the first of four phases in the selection process established last year by the FHFA. The enterprises expect the process to take at least another year to complete.

At DOR, formerly known as the Division of Conservatorship, Cave will supervise the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...

The calculus is straightforward: With that much capital tied up in equity, it’s difficult to see how the GSEs could generate adequate returns to attract investors.

Year-to-date issuance climbed to $2.468 trillion at the end of October and should top $3 trillion based on the current pace. As of this writing, there appears to be plenty of gas still left in the tank.

Bair, a native of Kansas, came to Washington under the wing of then-Senator Bob Dole in the early 1980s.

The limits would be higher for mortgages backed by 2-4 unit properties, as well as loans in designated high-cost markets.

Fannie’s whole-loan portfolio increased 2.8% during the quarter, while Freddie’s grew 3.8%...