As we’ve noted before, Calabria is building a dream team of industry vets and policy experts, whose chief task likely will entail working with the Treasury Department on administrative reform…

In a new investor update filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, megaservicer Mr. Cooper (Nationstar Mortgage) says it has a tangible net worth ratio of 13.2%, as measured in accordance with standards set by the Federal Housing Finance Agency...

It stands to reason that as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to shrink, they’ll need fewer employees, right? But what about their regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency? If Fannie and Freddie are smaller, shouldn’t the FHFA be smaller?...   

Annaly and Barclays also like the idea of replacing Fannie and Freddie with several smaller MBS guarantors. At March 31, Annaly owned roughly $103 billion worth of agency mortgage-backed securities...

Of course, the whole point is moot though, isn’t it? Fannie and Freddie continue to be wards of the federal government. If they fail to meet a capital test, what’s the worst Uncle Sam can do? Put them in conservatorship? They’re already there... 

“The importance in having a well-functioning, transparent and liquid non-QM market is arguably growing by the day,” according to analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.

Another round of funding for Blend means one of these days the industry vendor will have to go public because all those venture capital funders are going to want a return on their investment. And Blend had better not disappoint...

A few years back, loanDepot was contemplating going public and even issued an S-1 with the SEC. The deal fell apart because the lender was displeased with the valuation calculated by its underwriters. But thanks to the Trump trade wars, a slowing world economy and more, rates are falling and originations are looking up. Perhaps, the mortgage IPO window is starting to open again?

Although similar to Fannie’s HomeStyle loans, CHOICERenovation is novel in that it can also be used to renovate and repair properties damaged in a natural disaster, or to fund renovations, such as flood barriers or retaining walls, that might help prevent damage from a natural disaster.

Within the White House, the administration’s point person on GSE issues is Andrew Olmem, who serves on the National Economic Council. Prior to joining the NEC in 2017, Olmem was a partner at Venable, LLP. He also served as the Republican chief counsel and deputy staff director of the Senate Banking Committee.