Second-Level MBS Issuance Up in 4Q22 February 27, 2023 John Bancroft The GSEs issued $192.18 billion of Supers in the fourth quarter, a 65.5% boost from the previous period...Read More
FHFA Proposes Changes to GSE Capital Rule February 23, 2023 Dennis Hollier The new rule should please critics of the fee for commingled securities.Read More
Short Takes: An Explanation From Freddie? / A Tale of Two Credit Losses / Cloud Lifting? / Applications Suffer / loanDepot Insiders Keep Selling February 22, 2023 Paul Muolo The latest seller of loanDepot stock: Managing Director Dan Binowitz...Read More
HFSC Republican Leadership Slow to Act on Housing Issues February 17, 2023 Dennis Hollier Still no sign of Republican activity on the housing finance front, despite their new majority in the House.Read More
Fannie Earnings Tumble as Provisions Rise February 14, 2023 Dennis Hollier A forecast decline in home prices forces Fannie to set aside money for future losses.Read More
GSE CRT Issuance Ends 2022 with a Thud February 13, 2023 Dennis Hollier Neither Fannie Mae nor Freddie Mac issued a traditional credit-risk sharing transaction in the fourth quarter.Read More
GSE Deliveries Suffer in January, Refis at 11-Year Low February 8, 2023 Dennis Hollier Overall, Fannie/Freddie MBS issuance in January was down 73.1% from a year ago.Read More
Freddie QC Chief: Mortgage Defect Rates Remain Elevated February 6, 2023 Dennis Hollier The Fannie official began his presentation with the top 10 defects discovered by his QC team...Read More
MBA Chief Broeksmit: LLPA Grids are Complicated, Complex February 3, 2023 Dennis Hollier The new pricing grids from FHFA boast 216 "cells"...Read More
FHFA Slashes Commingling Fee but Is It Enough? January 27, 2023 Dennis Hollier Some analysts wonder if the fee cut is sufficient enough to drive the GSEs to resume issuing MBS with commingled collateral.Read More
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