KBW this week significantly hiked its price target on Fannie/Freddie common to $3 and $4 a share, respectively. For years, KBW’s price target for GSE common was a mere $1.

Departing GSE executive David Lowman: “With over six years at Freddie Mac, I want to take advantage of opportunities presented by the rapidly evolving mortgage finance marketplace and its adjacent industries."

The gain in retail market share came at the expense of both correspondent and wholesale-broker originations.

The former Fannie Mae executive is not shy about expressing his views...

Small and mid-sized mortgage bankers saw a 65.7% jump in GSE loan sales, pushing their share of the market 2.1 percentage points higher…

The Federal Housing Finance Agency makes it clear that only firms with experience and knowledge in the arena of housing finance will be considered.

Shouldn’t the managements of Fannie and Freddie start preparing for the day when they’re “free” from the shackles of regulatory bondage? Shouldn’t CEOs Hugh Frater (Fannie) and David Brickman (Freddie) be holding high level meetings with their lieutenants regarding strategies for the future?

Of course, mortgage historians know that Berkshire took a bite at the GSE apple a few decades back. In 2000, Berkshire was one of the largest shareholders in Freddie...

In the Treasury blueprint, the Trump administration clearly states its position: “Congress should consider permitting additional classes of mortgage lenders to become FHLBank members.”

JMP Securities has a “market perform” rating on Impac Mortgage, the publicly traded nonbank that’s trying to carve out a space for itself in the non-QM sector but can’t resist the temptation of reaching for GSE refis...