Moves by Fed Prompt Increase in Second-Level MBS March 5, 2025 John Bancroft Most of the fourth-quarter activity came from the Federal Reserve’s efforts to enhance its holdings of Freddie Mac paper.Read More
Trump More Likely to Help Than Hurt Non-QM Market? March 5, 2025 Brandon Ivey The first Trump administration didn’t take many actions to boost the non-QM market, so the outlook is murky.Read More
Quarterbacking GSE Reform: The HUD Secretary? March 3, 2025 Dennis Hollier HUD has no oversight authority over the GSEs, but it looks as though the HUD secretary will have a seat at the restructuring table.Read More
Conventional-Conforming Share Declines in 2024 February 28, 2025 Brandon Ivey Government-insured lending and nonconforming mortgages took share from the conventional-conforming market in 2024.Read More
Pulte Sees Value in GSEs’ CRT Programs February 28, 2025 Dennis Hollier “Any time you can take risk away from the taxpayers and give it to the private market is a win,” he said.Read More
Pulte, McKernan Face Senators at Confirmation Hearing February 27, 2025 Brandon Ivey Bill Pulte, nominee for FHFA director, and Jonathan McKernan, the nominee for CFPB director, detailed some of their plans.Read More
HUD, FHA Brace for Impact Following Job Cuts February 21, 2025 Paul Muolo White House plans call for half of the staff at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to be cut.Read More
GSEs Earn Mid-Tier Scores on Duty-to-Serve Plans February 19, 2025 Dennis Hollier Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's plans both received a middle-of-the-road score from the Underserved Mortgage Markets Coalition.Read More
Freddie Continues to Tear Away at Fannie's Market Share February 18, 2025 Dennis Hollier The top three loan sellers to Fannie and Freddie in January: UWM, PennyMac Financial and Rocket Mortgage. Chase ranked fourth.Read More
Analysts Have Doubts About GSE Reform Under Trump February 14, 2025 Dennis Hollier A full plate of agenda items and a lack of experienced leadership makes a GSE exit from conservatorship unlikely under the new administration.Read More
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